University CIO: 'We were owned in 4 hours'

And that certainly focused minds, says Salford University’s Mark Wantling

John Leonard
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University CIO: ‘We were owned in 4 hours’
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University CIO: ‘We were owned in 4 hours’

The risk of a serious, existential-level cyberattack has grown significantly in recent years, and it's now number one on Salford University’s risk register.

Which is quite the turnaround, considering that five years ago cybersecurity was not even in the top 10 risks. Cyber, CIO Mark Wantling told Computing, existed in a management blindspot. Unlike, ec...

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