In Focus: Megatrends  

'Advisers cannot ignore cybersecurity in today’s world'

FTA: What is the one thing every adviser will be doing differently in five year’s time when it comes to cybersecurity?

CG: It is a difficult question because each adviser – really each person – today is starting from a different place.

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Some already may use two-factor authentication whereas others may not. It’s also true that in five years' time, maybe something better or more secure than two-factor authentication will have been invented.

One prediction we can make is this: every adviser will be more familiar with block chains five years from now than they are today.

Certain block chains have interesting security characteristics and other properties. 

carmen.reichman@ft.com