When fleet management company Microlise suffered a major cyber attack, CEO Nadeem Raza says that swift action was taken, but the incident served as an important learning experience for the whole team.

Businesses can draw upon a range of recognised standards to lay the foundations of a cyber strategy – but keeping your organisation secure doesn’t stop there. Cyber security and GDPR consultant Paul Rolison outlines best practice measures for creating an effective cyber strategy.

Security experts at a mid-tier audit firm knew they had to act swiftly when they discovered an attempt on their own system, in which their servers were almost breached by cyber criminals, and used it as a lesson to bolster their own security and training across the business.

Annual poll of Chief Internal Auditors highlights cyber security as the number one risk, with digital threats intensifying following attacks on European airports over the weekend and recent cyber breaches at M&S, the Co-op, Harrods, The North Face and Jaguar Land Rover.