What a 100-year-old idea can teach us about cybersecurity

Nov 9, 2017

Employees can be seen in the Security Operation Centre for Telstra, Australia's biggest telecoms firm, which is used to monitor, detect and respond to security incidents, including cyber attacks, during a media event in central Sydney, Australia, August 24, 2017. REUTERS/Tom Westbrook - RC13805C7970

New technologies such as the Internet of Things expand the attack surface for hackers. Image: REUTERS/Tom Westbrook

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