Ensure your third-party cyber defences are in order

As the vast majority of companies place at least some of their information assets in the hands of cloud providers, they are potentially at greater risk of experiencing a large-scale data loss or cyber incident.

This StrategicRisk article explores how changes to data protection regulations will soon make corporates liable for data breaches through third parties, as well as their own servers. It also outlines the steps cyber security experts recommend companies should take to classify their data, scrutinise outsource providers' cyber defences, and ensure robust encryption.