Twitter Inc.’s trust and information security officer tells CIO Journal that companies make the mistake of worrying too much about elite types of attacks and not enough about following security basics. Those basics include knowing where the company’s data is, knowing where its machines are, patching them quickly and controlling who has access to information.
“You don’t need to worry about someone parachuting through your chimney when you don’t close the back door to your house,” said Michael Coates.
Get his top five tips to stay safe online and minimize their chances of becoming a victim of a cyberattack from the full article in the Wall Street Journal.