In today’s fast-moving, dynamic digital environment, there is no crystal ball that can tell you the form or target for the next cyber-attack. The IT product development cycle has become so fast and cantered on functionality that security is rarely in focus. Most developers assume that the layers upon which they build provide the necessary security. Unfortunately, the platforms upon which most of these systems have been built are porous, and attackers are actively looking to exploit the holes in these systems at all levels.

For many industries data is not seen as a principle part of its operations, even in industries or companies where data is regarded as required; it is often subservient to the elements of its main business and therefore even those organisations/teams with departments such as ‘Information Management’; data is forgotten about, or disregarded, by many people as they focus on what they see as the important matter at hand.