This year has seen major changes in cybersecurity trends. At times, 2020 seems to have come and gone in a flash. For many, it has dragged on for what seems to be years and years. Data breaches, new threats to education, the new normal of working from home (WFH), new malware styles and pandemic-related attacks are all cybersecurity threats specifically created or accelerated by COVID-19 and 2020’s other big news events. They are all part of a permanent and dramatic shift in society.
The way we do business will never be the same. The psychology and culture of the enterprise have changed to reflect the impacts of society. The industry must adapt to this new normal, too.
New Cybersecurity Trends Stem From How People Work
When the pandemic began impacting people and businesses in the spring of 2020, the business world was forced into a rapid digital transformation. While the technology was ready, not all employees were. For the first time in many of our lives, we faced the very real threats of not having an income, fearing for our lives or being isolated and unable to go out.
Even for those whose employment wasn’t affected, the shift was massive. Suddenly, we went from going into the office and connecting with people to feeling disconnected at home. For cybersecurity teams, who were already overloaded before the world changed, the battle will only become more formidable.
Tyler Cohen Wood, cybersecurity expert and former senior intelligence officer with the Defense Intelligence Agency, has been consulting (virtually) with employees and C-suite executives. She says the top priority for enterprise is to manage threats that have grown due to wo ..
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