APAC CYBERTHREATS : SECURITY NEEDS TO EMULATE PROCESS AND RISK MANAGEMENT
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in many changes in the working world . Vladimir M Yordanov , Senior Director of Solution Engineering , Gigamon Asia Pacific , explains the cyberthreats organisations now face and how to tackle them .
OVID-19 is having
C a dramatic impact on people ’ s lives , families and communities , across the world and throughout Asia Pacific . Organisations and businesses are affected and having to adapt by changing the way employees work and collaborate ; offices are closed , people are working remotely and services and applications have been shifted to the cloud .
Dependence and reliance on remote access and communications increased dramatically overnight . All these changes have brought new cybersecurity challenges and risks .
Yet the situation is hardly a precedent . Cybersecurity has captured the headlines and been a focus for governments , organisations and business for years . Back in 2007 , researchers at the University of Maryland conducted a study on threat activity and concluded that hackers across the globe were launching attacks every 39 seconds . Thirteen years later this figure is even higher .
So , what can we expect on the cybersecurity front for the rest of 2020 ? How can organisations and businesses prepare for the new tomorrow ? What challenges and attack types should they be ready for ?
It is important to understand that with cyberattacks , the size of the organisation does not matter . According to the 2019 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report , 43 % of all breaches involved small businesses .
Following a review of cybersecurity threats that potentially target businesses , Gigamon has compiled a list of the types we are most likely to see over the next year .
Attacks on remote worker environment and endpoint security – Remote workspace and endpoint security is one of the top concerns of CISOs today . Remote workers often work with minimal security , missing out on the layered and sophisticated cybersecurity defences that the corporate office provides .
In addition , most end-users are not cybersecurity savvy and lack the assistance of office InfoSec support . So , they often miss the signs that indicate potential phishing attacks , common cybersecurity threats or an indication of compromise .
Phishing attacks – Since the pandemic struck , phishing has increased 600 % while nearly 78 % of cyber espionage incidents in 2019 were related to
It is important to understand that with cyberattacks , the size of the organisation does not matter .
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