Three things executives are getting wrong about cybersecurity

The unfortunate reality of today’s business environment is you will be hacked. This shouldn’t cause great fear among your executive team, but it is imperative that executives are prepared. How worried are you about cyber-attacks affecting your company? Take a moment and rank whether you agree with the following statements from one to five, with one being ‘disagree’ and five being ‘strongly agree’:

1. I’ve hired a first-class cybersecurity team, so I am not very concerned about the likelihood of an attack.

2. My company is on the smaller side, and generally under the radar, so there is no reason for me to be too concerned about possible cyberbreaches.

3. We have cyber-insurance, so our risk is significantly lower.

Look at your scores. If you have anything higher than a two in reference to any of the above statements, read on, because you are making some…