New risks as we cope with Royal Mail strikes

摘要

This season's postal strike will generate a tipping point for many companies to ditch paper and move to the internet.rnIn practice, however, it is far from easy to authenticate and secure electronic transfers of sensitive data over public networks. Tactical fixes rarely scale well. Hard-to-use security features fall into disuse. Legacy systems might not handle modern security protocols. Without careful planning and strict standards of security, we are likely to create a flood of new exposures to identity theft.