Attack Vectors Are Proliferating

Last year organisations of all sizes experienced increased incidents of data breaches and ransomware, costing billions of dollars as well as damaging brand reputations. These trends are expected to increase  in 2020, likely causing some big shifts in innovation and cyber security. 

The types of attacks and range of threat vectors are  growing fast and inceased connectivity serves to broaden the potential attack surface for everone and every thing online. 

These trends are generating new attack vectors and create a new surfaces for cyber threats. There is no doubt that as technology advances it adds to the rapid pace of cyber security threats that organistaions have to deal with.
What can cybersecurity professionals do to adapt and adopt effective cybersecurity strategies to stay competitive in 2020 and beyond? 

Emergence Of 5G
5G is set to be the most comprehensive communication technology the world has ever experienced before. 5G networks will enable billions of new devices and endpoints that need to be secured at the edge of the network. This high-speed connectivity will result in substantially broader access for both devices and people, enabling the development and deployment of everything from connected devices and omnipresent computing to cutting-edge technologies like AI, AR/VR and more. It will also impact emerging economies as more users will get internet connectivity at higher speeds and lower costs.

It will also bring software vulnerabilities and cyber risks that create a large attack surface. Thus, organisations, both public and private, will need to retool their networks, devices and application security.

Cloud-Based Management
The coming years will see considerable breakthroughs in cloud infrastructure. Cybersecurity technology will shift towards centralised, cloud-based management encompassing several different security services under a single system. 
By leveraging this cloud-based management system, businesses will have the ability to garner insights and shepherd policy management, configuration management, monitoring, among others.

In the cloud, the implementation of security controls can be distributed to cover on-premises at the network edge, wherever it is needed. It will be fundamentally sophisticated technique between the cloud-based security technology and the hardware and software-based security controls that can be enacted as needed.

Effective Business Strategy
When it comes to being cyber-resilient, businesses must consider cybersecurity as a strategy beyond technology that will resonate in years to come. Besides implementing new-age technologies, they need to avail of new knowledge, processes and tools in order to ensure efficient use of data and organisational resilience. It is also significant to have updated cybersecurity knowledge to assist in thwarting and preparing for potential cyber threats.

According to numerous industry reports, large organisations are now prioritising cybersecurity training for everyone across every department.

The risks related to cybersecurity and data governance will soon be among the top concerns of corporate decision-makers.

Automation
Automation of security operations will enable security teams within an organisation to focus on high priority items and strategies to best safeguard business assets. Created based on users, network flows, and other vital information, security policy automation will be a part of this, giving more security options to business leaders. 
However, multi-factor authentication will be a must-have asset besides enforcing privilege relationships, allowing specific users to gain access and reducing the attack surface.

Organisations must invest in the right mix of security technologies as the complexity of cybersecurity will just evolve in 2020.

Adding new security products isn't going to improve protection if they're operating in separate ecosystems that don't communicate. The coming year will have a significant impact on cyber professionals, but implementing better strategies and effectively integrating security platforms with ease their issues related to cybersecurity.

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