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Learning Lessons from The Recent MOVEit

Hack

Jack Viljoen, Head of Prodinity Cyber Solutions, provides a cyber safety 101 to avoid vendor-related
cyber-attacks.

By Jack Viljoen, Prodinity Cyber Solutions

The recent surge in large-scale vendor-related cyber-attacks has exposed critical vulnerabilities in
organisations' cyber security practices. Several prominent companies, including the BBC, British Airways,
and Boots, fell victim to the breach of their MOVEit file transfer systems, highlighting the pervasive threats
faced by businesses, irrespective of their size.

Such attacks can be extremely damaging in a number of ways, including reputation management,
business interruption, and the knock-on financial implications - but they do provide valuable lessons for
the industry. Lessons we must learn.

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