STEPHEN OSLER: Too many cyberattacks are labelled as ‘sophisticated'
Prevention and good IT hygiene are both important in keeping companies safe
31 March 2025 - 05:00
When major cyberattacks occur, organisations often describe them as sophisticated to justify their impact. However, 95% of the time the real issue isn’t the complexity of the attack but the failure to detect intrusions early enough to prevent cybercriminals from wreaking havoc.
It’s interesting how often the term “sophisticated” is used to describe attacks that exploit basic security flaws. It’s as if companies are trying to shift blame, so that they don’t reveal their own negligence in front of shareholders...
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