Intelligent CIO LATAM Issue 05 | Page 41

FEATURE : MODERN WORKPLACE
It ’ s no secret that remote work has changed the ransomware attack landscape . Now more than ever , employees are operating outside of the traditional corporate perimeter , beyond where the bulk of your security controls are most effective and concentrated . As a result , there are new attack vectors to address , such as vulnerable VPNs and Virtual Desktop workspaces , which means attackers are more likely to target individual users than corporate networks . They ’ re using social engineering methods to make attacks more personalized and sophisticated . This is one of the reasons why 73 % of ransomware attacks succeeded in 2020 .

UNFORTUNATELY , PARTS OF SECURITY EDUCATION

AND TRAINING JUST AREN ’ T WORKING .

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