IT security must have human element says Poynter

Kieran Poynter has said that data security cannot be guaranteed by technology and must be backed up by strong management.

'Organisations can have all the policies and processes they like, but if their cullture and values, management systems and scrutiny are not joined up in a clear governance framework, this lack of integration lends itself to data security exposures,' PricewaterhouseCoopers' former chairman said in an FT column.

Poynter's comments came in the wake of his investigation into the HMRC's lost data discs scandal.

Further reading:

HMRC: It's broke, but can they fix it?