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FIREEYE SHARES ITS TOP CYBERSECURITY TRENDS FOR 2021 AND SAYS BUSINESS LEADERS MUST BUILD CAPABILITIES AND STRATEGIES THAT WILL PROTECT THEM IN THE DAYS TO COME .
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C industries commonly release forwardlooking reports about what ’ s to come in the next year , but very few in 2019 anticipated the global pandemic and the worldwide reaction to it . While 2020 brought great uncertainty , there remain many guarantees in the cybersecurity realm – threat actors will continue to attack , without any regard for their targets and with motivations that include , but are not limited to , espionage and monetary gain .
With an eye towards the future , we compiled a list of cybersecurity expectations for the coming year . In the report , A Global Reset : Cyber Security Predictions 2021 , we tackle the following topics : remote work and other impacts of the global pandemic , ransomware , nation-state activity , cloud security and security validation .
A global reset : Predicting cybersecurity trends in 2021
Remote work and other impacts of the pandemic
In the near term , the Coronavirus will likely continue to have a significant impact on normal business operations , with a focus on supporting remote work , virtual events and new productivity platforms .
In the longer term , technology solutions will step in to facilitate the return to work , school and other activities , potentially introducing new risks for privacy , Personally Identifiable Information ( PII ) and protected health information ( PHI ).
Virtual Private Networks ( VPNs ) will continue to have their place in 2021 . Organisations should be ready to have this capability in place as remote work continues to expand and becomes a more common way of doing business . This year , there will be a continued increase in perimeter security , mostly due to remote work .
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