According to the Allianz Risk Barometer 2016 report, cyber incidents (IT failures, data breaches and cyber crime) are emerging as the top future risk to business reputation across the globe. This was supported by the findings of the annual BCI Horizon Scan report released in early February. The BCI report found that 85% of business continuity managers fear the possibility of a cyber attack, with most also worried about the effects of unplanned IT outages and data breaches. It

“The cyber threat to Australian organisations is undeniable, unrelenting and continues to grow.” This is the opening line of the Australian Government’s Cyber Security Centre Threat Report for 2015 – and it’s matched by the opinions of cyber experts around the world: attacks are only going to get more frequent and more costly. Only earlier this month we saw ISIS take credit for the hack and release of personal details of hundreds of Australian military, political and diplomat