Gigabit Magazine – August 2019

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and question sheet to SME clients to
help to get them started on the journey.
With the rise of attention that
cybersecurity receives, the demands
on Jones’s team have only grown. Yet
he notes that there has also been a
growing feeling of “cyber fatigue” from
the constant fear mongering from
companies and media over the last
decade. For this reason, Jones says,
KPMG has focused on promoting prag-
matism in cybersecurity and cost
effective, sustainable solutions. To
ensure that a solution is sustainable,

the cyber strategy needs to be comm-
unicated across all levels of a company.
As an example, Jones recently delivered
an awareness talk entitled ‘Cybersecu-
rity: How You Can Help’ which was pre-
sented to staff at one of KPMG’s long
term municipality clients.
Discussing his experience working
with clients on change management,
which is vital in introducing any new
strategy, Jones comments: “It’s impor-
tant to build structures and measures
to ensure the implementation will
proceed with proper acknowledge-

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