Within the next five years, there is a good chance that every wire, except power, in brick-and-mortar stores will be gone. Data will be transferred over a more efficient 5G network, which will quickly become less costly as the world rolls out 6G after that.
As the owner of your organization’s cybersecurity operations, you’re facing some major challenges. How do you overcome these challenges, get budget approval, and start executing?
Within the next five years, there is a good chance that every wire, except power, in brick-and-mortar stores will be gone. Data will be transferred over a more efficient 5G network, which will quickly become less costly as the world rolls out 6G after that. Extensibility and flexibility will be crucial. Given these rapid changes already in motion, restaurant and retail operators will need managed IT networks and security solutions that span across both technology and contracts. Now is the time to keep your options open because agility, whether business or technical, provides a competitive edge
The threat landscape continues to accelerate, with sophisticated attacks becoming more commonplace as ransomware-as-a-service accelerates and legacy security tools fail to keep up.
Skyrocketing ransomware threats and extortion demands show no sign of slowing down in 2022. Average ransomware demands surged by 518% in the first half of 2021 compared to 2020, while payments climbed by 82% in the same period, according to Infosecurity Magazine. Crippling ransomware attacks caused an average business downtime of six days with costs in the millions.
In the past two years, cyber security insurance prices have increased 50% year over year. By ensuring organizations comply with even the most basic cybersecurity controls, providers can drastically reduce their exposure to risk.
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications and infrastructure providers like Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure have become the norm for organizations large and small. Enhancing cloud security maturity is even more critical given the proliferation of cloud workloads and a chronic shortage of cloud expertise