It is hard to imagine any business that does not rely on the connectivity of the internet in some shape or form, and to its great advantage, Scotland is seizing the entrepreneurial opportunities offered up by online services and digital tech to the tune of £5.7 billion and more.
At the same time, no one is blind to the challenges. Business, government and industry bodies are acutely aware that cybercriminals threaten the security of the digital economy, which suffers with each high-profile attack.
Corporate leaders can develop much-needed guidelines and oversight mechanisms, Hawkins also states. Picture: contributed.
So have we got the balance right? While the possibilities of new technology continue to excite, digital trust is currently extremely precarious, putting significant business value at risk. And this is not just a Scottish issue but a global one. Recent international research found 79 per cent of businesses are adopting new and emerging technologies faster than they can address related security issues.
At Accenture, we have been exploring what it would mean to take a different approach towards building trust and…
