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TalkTalk boss admits it was guilty of 'serious security oversights'

on Dec 17, 2015 | 0 comments

By Tony Connelly

TalkTalk’s chief executive Dido Harding has admitted the company was guilty of serious security oversights that led to the cyberattack on its databases and the theft of almost 160,000 customers’ data.

Answering questions at the House of Common Culture, Media and Sports Committee, Harding said there “was there sufficient oversight in terms of the security policies, the resourcing of the technology team to implement those policies and the knowledge and understanding of best practice.”

Harding maintained that no one individual was responsible for the attack, saying that it was “a board level issue not an individual issue below.”

She also pointed out that Read full story ›

Source: The Drum