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Dec 2019
27m 29s

Why Cybersecurity Isn’t Only a Tech Prob...

Harvard Business Review
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Thomas Parenty and Jack Domet, cofounders of the cybersecurity firm Archefact Group, say that most organizations are approaching cybersecurity all wrong. Whether they're running small companies or working in multinational corporations, leaders have to think beyond their IT department and technology systems to instead focus on protecting their businesses' mos ... Show More
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