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 robust security controls and be more vocal about default security levels.
- Partners play a critical role in setting security controls for organizations.
- Strong cryptographic authentication, vigilant patching, and strict system lockdowns are now essential for all organizations, not just banks or telcos.
You have to get a lot more opinionated about what default levels of control should exist.
Venables urges all service providers, including partners, to implement strong security policies to protect customers from cyber threats.
Author's summary: Partners must prioritize customer security and be more vocal about strong security measures.