Vodafone Group Head of Enterprise Cyber Security Strategy & Innovation , Andrzej Kawalec , is adamant that we now have the first solid evidence that companies are beginning to think of cyber security in a completely different way …
THIS IDEA THAT all of your company ’ s key data could be stolen by hackers is one that executives have dreaded and IT departments have always had to be wary of .
But maybe that ’ s all about to change , or is indeed already changing , after Vodafone released detailed research that shows that some big companies are now looking at information security as an “ enabler of new business opportunities , rather than simply a means of defence ”.
The report ‘ Cyber Security : The Innovation Accelerator ’ says that around nine out of 10 businesses on average believe that improving cyber security would enhance customer loyalty and trust , enhance their reputation in the market and potentially attract new custom . Provisions in this area could also acts as a competitive differentiator to help them win business .
More than 1,400 small , mediumsized and multinational corporations from the USA , UK , Ireland , Germany , Spain , Italy , India and Singapore were surveyed for the report which the telecoms giant believes is groundbreaking .
In fact , Vodafone Group Head of