Luxury cars meet digital reality

Jaguar Land Rover’s profits have taken a dive following a cyber attack, proving that even expensive cars can’t outrun a basic security failure. It’s a very costly lesson in IT budget.

Source: Computer Weekly

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The financial hangover from a previous cyber attack is still haunting Jaguar Land Rover, with sales and profits looking predictably miserable. This affects the shareholders and the employees who likely warned about the infrastructure years ago to no avail. Protecting a global carmaker involves more than just a firewall and a prayer; it requires actual investment that doesn't get cut at the first sign of a lean quarter. It turns out that digital negligence is a luxury nobody can actually afford.

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