If 2017 is to be remembered for anything it will surely be the dramatic increase of data breaches and cyberattacks reported in the media. We all know cyber criminals are using increasingly sophisticated techniques to gain access to company networks, just as we know how the impact of such an occurrence can have devastating consequences on reputation, revenue and customer trust. It has been suggested that the average cost of a data breach is $3.62 million, according to research conducted by Ponemon Institute.
