Partners Urged to Prioritize Customer Security
Google's Phil Venables emphasizes the importance of strong security measures as cyber attacks become more prevalent.
Given the prevalence of cyber attacks and exploitation for ransomware, more and more organisations are targets of opportunity.
Venables, strategic security advisor at Google, stresses that partners must help define strong security controls and be more vocal about default security levels.
- Strong cryptographic authentication
- Vigilant patching
- Strictly locking down systems
You have to get a lot more opinionated about what default levels of control should exist.
Venables spoke at the ISC2 Security Congress in the US, highlighting the need for all service providers to implement strong security policies.
Author's summary: Partners must prioritize customer security.