Business Continuity Management / Disaster Recovery , COVID-19 , Governance & Risk Management
COVID-19: The Digital Exposure Crisis
Cybersecurity Specialist John Walker on Lack of Preparedness, Bad Cyber Practices in UK
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed more than policy and social gaps, says U.K.-based cybersecurity expert John Walker. It’s also manifested in digital exposures born out of lack of preparedness and bad practices. Walker offers insights on improving the cyber response.
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In a video interview with Information Security Media Group, Walker discusses the cybersecurity impact of COVID-19 in terms of:
- Digital exposures;
- Lack of preparedness;
- Heightened threats and bad practices.
Walker is a visiting professor at Nottingham Trent University. He serves on the advisory board for the Research Center in Cyber Security - KirCCS - at the University of Kent, and he formerly served in Royal Air Force security and counter intelligence.
