Cyberattacks — would the ‘Putin solution’ work for you?
Companies looking to gear up for 4IR are well advised to determine the extent to which they the leave the analogue world behind
It is rumoured that President Vladimir Putin writes all his memos by hand. The reason is simple: you cannot hack a piece of paper. The only risk is that some Kremlin lackey loses the piece of paper (no doubt to be followed shortly by his accidental fall from a tall building).
Whether the rumour is true or not, the reality is that the only way to avoid being hacked is to not connect with the cyberworld. However, this is simply not possible for any business operating today. The result is the often-repeated mantra that there are only two types of businesses: those that have been hacked and those that will be hacked. ..
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