Why Does Cybersecurity Matter to Business People?

Cybersecurity is important to businesses of all sizes, and the issue is not merely a technical one. Technology can have a profound impact on the ability of businesses to scale their operations and reach more customers today than ever before. Just as the proper employment of technology can deliver a significant competitive advantage, failure to manage the risk that comes with technology can be detrimental to the success of a modern business.

Attached are a number of articles and white-papers addressed, not to technologists, but to business executives and board members. Using these resources, as well as your own research on the web, write at least three paragraphs (minimum of 400 words) describing why cyber security is not a concern that should be left to the IT department.

https://www.cisco.com/c/dam/r/en/us/internet-of-everything-ioe/assets/files/Cybersecurity_A_View_from_the_Boardroom_HighRez.pdf

https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/uk/Documents/technology/deloitte-uk-cyber-risk.pdf

https://deloitte.wsj.com/riskandcompliance/2013/08/30/cybersecurity-and-the-boardroom/