Cyber threats – hacking from competitors, meddling by rogue individuals and nation-states, harassment by hostile activists, breaches of company and customer financial data – seem to metastasize by the day, while effective remedies remain hard to come by. For thousands of executives and board members, cybersecurity has become their #1 risk management concern. In addition to corporate security, cyber also carries with it profound national security repercussions. Similarly, Business Executives for a National Security (BENS), a nonpartisan organization, is pairing senior business executives with government leaders to assess cyber threats more accurately and devise cutting-edge solutions. Private companies have worked for years to isolate their networks, creating an increasing number of barriers that must be overcome to achieve flexibility in communication.

Source: Forbes April 25, 2017 19:18 UTC