| | October - 2020ENTERPRISE SECURITY6The events of early 2020 have presented numerous short-term cybersecurity challenges for the current working environment. This has prompted security leaders to take a fresh look at what really matters to their businesses. The shift of large numbers of people to remote work environments has driven a corresponding need for processes that support and secure endpoints. In particular, home-based workers will need to be educated on the risks of attacks like ransomware, which has surged in recent months. The risk of successful ransomware attacks has grown because of the higher likelihood of users clicking on phishing emails related to the current crisis and financial relief programsCybersecurity trends also point to a tighter focus on business resilience and data protection. Heightened awareness of resilience issues has driven increased investments in security processes like backups, data protection and supply chain security. Cases of cyberattacks are increasing and these cybercriminals have become more creative by finding new ways to exploit the users and technology to access passwords, networks, and also valuable data.Apart from those challenges mobile devices are at utmost cyber risk. Advanced technology helping customers to access any information anywhere with the help of smartphones like email, bank accounts, etc. Once hackers acquire access, they can steal any information.Going forward, it's clear that several factors are converging to increase cyber risk. 2020 is already been a bumpy year. These trends suggest that companies need to be more strategic when it comes to advancing their security controls. Companies in every industry will need to get ahead of emerging and growing technologies like 5G, Artificial Intelligence, and the cloud. Moreover, the combination of an expanding talent gap and rapid growth of cyber-crime are trends that will continue for some time to come. Organizations that invest in technologies and processes such as cyber fusion centers, secure cloud, secure agile and cyber talent development can greatly reduce cyber risk and significantly increase the probability that adversaries look elsewhere to exploit easier targets. The key should be to plan proactive solutions to keep the business safe.A Bumpy Road for Cyber SecurityEditorialRussell Thomas Managing Editor russell@enterprisesecuritymag.comOCTOBER - 12 - 2020, Volume 06 - 20 Published by ValleyMedia, Inc. ISSN 2691-4034To subscribe to ENTERPRISE SECURITYVisit www.enterprisesecuritymag.com Copyright © 2020 ValleyMedia, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.Managing EditorRussell ThomasEditorial StaffAaron PierceAlex D'SouzaAva GarciaJustin S GonsalvesJoshua ParkerSurajit Narayan DekaVisualizersIssac GeorgeSalesAlena D'Souzaalena@enterprisesecuritymag.comContact Us:Phone:510.757.1040Fax:510-894-8405Email:sales@enterprisesecuritymag.comeditor@enterprisesecuritymag.commarketing@enterprisesecuritymag.com*Some of the Insights are based on the interviews with respective CIOs and CXOs to our editorial staff
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