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OPINION
much bigger issue around what we are asking our analysts to do all day – and the security leader has taken notice .
Of course , there ’ s an EX message in our results here that ’ s not just for the security or enterprise IT leader . It ’ s also for makers of security products in general . Do cyber vendors need to incorporate the human benefits of their solution into their product design and messaging , and not focus strictly just on the bits and bytes ?
I think the answer is clearly ‘ yes ’. And while some sceptics may dismiss all this as ‘ fluffy ,’ the reality is that we simply can ’ t afford to ignore the people side of our business anymore . When observers speak with genuine concern that the UK ’ s cybersecurity skills gap is ‘ a ticking time bomb ’ for the whole
The reality is that we simply can ’ t afford to ignore the people side of our business anymore .
economy – and the government is openly saying the people in charge of cybersecurity in nearly 750,000 UK businesses lack the trained people to carry out the kinds of basic tasks laid out in the national Cyber Essentials scheme – then if paying attention to Employee Experience means we ’ ll get more people to enter the profession , and stay in it , then pay attention to it we must .
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