"Because attacks will get through, said Anne Keast-Butler, who has headed GCHQ, the British government's cyber and signals intelligence agency, since 2023. What happens when that happens to you in a company, have you really tested that? said Keast-Butler, speaking on Wednesday at a London conference organised by the cybersecurity company Recorded Future. Your plans have you got them on paper somewhere in case all your systems really go down?"
"On Tuesday, a report by the Cyber Monitoring Centre (CMC) said the hack of Jaguar Land Rover had cost the UK economy an estimated 1.9bn, which could make it the most costly cyber-attack in British history. JLR had to shut down systems across all its factories and offices after the attack in August, and may not be able to return to normal production capacity until January."
Companies must strengthen defenses and contingency planning, including making and testing physical paper copies of crisis plans and alternate communication methods in case systems are disabled. Highly significant cyber-attacks rose 50% in the past year, with security agencies encountering new attacks several times per week. Modern technology and artificial intelligence are broadening threats and lowering the entry-level capability for malicious actors. Work with internet service providers to block malicious websites at source is blocking millions of potential hits, but major companies still need to do much more to protect themselves. The Jaguar Land Rover hack cost an estimated 1.9bn and forced factory and office shutdowns.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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