The Value of Cybersecurity

14th October 2022

Cybersecurity solutions that can protect people’s personal data, financial assets, and reputations, while improving resilience to shocks

The emerging business models that can help to protect people, organisations and infrastructure

Technology has become a fundamental component of our everyday lives, which means cybersecurity – ranked by the World Economic Forum as one of its five key global risks since 2012 – is now one of the most important ESG issues.

There is a real need to invest in cybersecurity solutions that can protect people’s personal data, financial assets, and reputations, while also ensuring organisations and infrastructure are more resilient. As cybersecurity businesses attract record levels of investment, in ‘The Value of Cybersecurity’ we look at some of the businesses emerging across the value chain to address the challenge.

This is the third issue in our ‘Investing in the Future’ series, which focuses on the role business and investment can play in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

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