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The world has evolved at a rapid providing several opportunities While most of the employees
pace as compared to how we to threat actors. Governmental took to adoption as well as
used to interact and move two regulations, as well as the promotion of programs for the
decades ago, thinks Shivkumar regulatory environment, have good physical and mental
Pandey. He further adds that complicated cybersecurity health of employees, a new set of
organizations need to brace up further. With limited qualified tools for collaboration were
for ransomware and other cyber professionals available for the increased to facilitate the WFH
threats. job, the cybersecurity challenges scenario. In the long run,
become manifold. company leaders need to
Information Security discontinue the risk-averse and
Operational Trends in the last Measures for de-risking of
couple of years investments hierarchical ways of functioning.
Apart from being dynamic in There is a need to ramp up the
Operations across firms, big and
nature, the cyber security security measures and prepare
small, have gone digital, given
landscape has undergone the increased requirement for for ransomware attacks.
massive disruptions that have efficiency as well as increasing Expectations from Cybersecurity
led to massive global changes customer demands. To ensure Solution Provider
across industries. Some of the cybersecurity gains prominence Cybersecurity solution providers
major trends witnessed are that a c r o s s t o p m a n a g e m e n t need to ensure resiliency against
data privacy has become a members, CISOs must focus on cyber failures as well as threats.
discipline while organizations implementing cybersecurity They must gain compliance with
are witnessing an increase in practices while enhancing them relevant regulations as well as
COVID-19 phishing schemes, to facilitate the firm's tech and laws. It is further important for
ransomware attacks. business goals. It is equally them to practice outstanding
Key Business Priorities & important that they focus on the cyber hygiene.
Challenges health as well as remote work Predictions for 2022 & Beyond
Cybersecurity has now become setups of their team members More and more enterprises will
a m a j o r n e c e s s i t y f o r for improved performance. look to adopt cloud-based SWG
organizations with an online (Secure Web Gateway), CASB.
Measures for Addressing People
presence. But this overall -centric Challenges Post WFH Apart from this Zero-trust and
exchange between virtual and T h e p a n d e m i c l e d t o t h e Firewall as a Service will also gain
physical worlds has made the prominence in the years to
shutdown of schools. This has
attack surface vulnerable while - come.
increased the burden on parents
and interfered with their working
hours.
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