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S . S r i k a n t h   h i g h l i g h t s   t h e  be established as well as used to   Companies  used  different
    importance  of  cybersecurity  in  meet  the  demands  of  key                  policies such as;
    t h e   c o n s t a n t l y   c h a n g i n g  business  priorities  and  address   Continuous  support  towards

    technology  landscape  where  associated challenges. The main                     health.

    cyber threats and hackers have          challenges to address are:                Promoting leadership qualities
    become  a  major  concern  for            L a c k   o f   q u a l i fi e d   I T   Improving the way of working

    corporates,  shifting  the  focus         professionals  to  address            Expectations from Cybersecurity
    t o w a r d s   s t r e n g t h e n i n g   I T   cybersecurity issues.         Solution Provider

    security and data prevention.             Increased rate of cyberattacks        Being a cybersecurity solution or

    Info Security Operational Trends          by hackers for data.                  service  provider,  one  must
    Companies  and  corporates  Measures to de-risk investments                     maintain  the  three  significant

    have shifted their focus towards        in cybersecurity                        aspects  of  cybersecurity-
    cybersecurity  to  prevent  their  As  institutions  have  begun  to            confidentiality,  integrity,  and

    valuable  data  or  assets  from  move  towards  digitalization                 availability.
                                                                                    C o n fi d e n t i a l i t y   i m p l i e s
    getting  compromised  and  steadily,  they  have  also  started

    ensure  data  safety.  Currently,  to  take  measures  that  can  de-           protecting  the  vital  information
    the primary focus is on;                r i s k   t h e   i n v e s t m e n t s   i n   of  customers  from  potential
                                            cybersecurity.  For  this,  effective   hackers & cyber threats.
       N e w   C h a l l e n g e s   f r o m   cybersecurity  programs  are         Integrity means maintaining the
       Ransomware.
                                            being  used  to  demonstrate            loyalty  towards  your  customer
       Increased  Use  of  Multi-Factor     business  value.  Also,  CISOs  are     that  the  information  will  not  be

       Authentication.                      primarily  focusing  on  several        c o m p r o m i s e d   f r o m   t h e
       I n c r e a s e d   N e e d   f o r   actions  To  ensure  that  the         company's end in any condition,
       Cybersecurity Professionals.                                                 and Availability means that the
                                            importance  of  cybersecurity  is

    Key Business Priorities &               fully realized and appreciated by       required  services  and  products
    Challenges                              top management.                         s h a l l   b e   m a d e   a v a i l a b l e

    Cybersecurity  risks  cannot  be        Measures to address people-             whenever and wherever needed.
    ignored  when  it  comes  to            centric challenges post WFH             Predictions for 2022 & Beyond

    maintaining  the  safety  of  a         A t   t h e   c o r p o r a t e   l e v e l ,   In  the  coming  year,  we'll  see  a
    b u s i n e s s .   C y b e r s e c u r i t y   companies  have  taken  several   p o s i t i v e   s h i f t   i n   t e r m s   o f

    g o v e r n a n c e   a n d   r i s k   measures  to  address  the              increased  spending  in  securing
    management programs can -               challenges faced by employees           a p p l i c a t i o n s   r u n n i n g   i n

                                            due  to  the  work-from-home            production.  By  2025,  60%  of
                                            scenario.  The  problems  with          o r g a n i z a t i o n s   w i l l   u s e

                                            remote  work  have  never  been         cybersecurity  risk  as  a  primary
                     December 2021                                                  determinant.
                                            similar for every employee.
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