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They got in through the fish tank: the threat of ‘shadow IT’

As cyber security reaches a 'crisis point,' experts say that the traditional approach of ‘building the castle walls higher’ is broken

They got in through the fish tank: the threat of ‘shadow IT’
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Dave Palmer, director of technology at cyber security firm Darktrace, wants to talk about the fish tank.

The tank sat in reception in the office of a company that handled payment information and transactions. It had a WiFi connection that allowed an external company to manage the tank’s water levels remotely.

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