Data is a major part of the role of any CISO. When it comes to the financial services industry, data is even more valuable. Cybercriminals realize that an attack on the storage or backup environment is the biggest determining factor to show if a financial services firm will pay the ransom.

In this 2-page article in Financial IT Magazine, John Meakin, former CISO at Deutsche Bank, RBS and Standard Chartered, recognizes that securing storage and backup systems hasn't always been the focus of many CISOs.... but that's all about to change.