I’m confident that my advice practice security system and protocols are safe from potential cyber-attacks and email scams.
- Agree (72%)
- Not sure (17%)
- Disagree (11%)
Loading ...The majority of advisers taking part in our latest poll are confident that their own advice practice’s security systems and protocols are safe from potential cyber-attacks and email scams.
As we go to press, more than six in 10 (63%) of advisers indicated they are confident in the face of potential cyber attacks and email scams, although a quarter (25%) of those taking part disagreed with the premise indicating a lack of confidence in their security systems and protocols.
Another 13% were not sure.
Our poll question was prompted by an ‘urgent warning’ from NZFSG to its adviser network following a sharp increase in sophisticated email attacks targeting the financial services sector (see: NZFSG Issues ‘Urgent Warning’ to Advisers).
NZFSG describes the scams as particularly dangerous because cybercriminals deliberately design them to avoid detection
That report made us wonder just how well-informed advisers and advice practices are on what they should, and shouldn’t, be clicking on. Essentially, just how confident are advisers in their practice’s own cyber-intelligence and in their security systems and protocols?
Our poll remains open for another week and we are interested to know your thinking…