The UK government should name and shame companies whose cyber security measures fail to protect consumers’ data, according to a new report from King’s College London’s Cyber Security Research Group, which promotes research into cyber security, and the Policy Institute, an independent research institution which works to solve societal challenges with evidence.
The report, called UK Active Cyber Defence: A public good for the private sector, argued that publishing details of companies that are not taking steps to keep users safe online, would incentivise businesses to improve their defences and help combat cyber crime such as online fraud and identity theft. It comes on the back of the Ipsos MORI Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2018, which found than four in 10 businesses experienced a cyber security breach or attack in 2017-18.
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Source: Forbes