2022 ’ S UPDATED NETWORK SECURITY THREATS AND FIVE STEPS TO OPTIMISE IT INFRASTRUCTURE MONITORING
Richard Barretto , CISO , Progress , provides us with an updated list of IT infrastructure security threats and worries technology and business leaders should watch out for in the rest of 2022 , as well as specific steps they should take to optimise their network monitoring safety .
022 has already
2 been rich in attacks , with global financial market moves and geopolitical pressures that have added to the threat burden already felt by organisations across APAC .
The fact that hybrid work – and consequently the shift to the cloud - has become our new normal is adding more pressures , not to mention the growing shortage of skilled security staff in almost every country around the globe .
Richard Barretto , CISO , Progress
Hackers are growing in numbers , aggressiveness , organisation and sophistication and the cybercrime landscape is changing at a pace never seen before . It is no longer enough to be across the latest advancements and techniques used by cybercriminals every once in a while . CISOs and security experts now have to stay updated about the latest security threats constantly , knowing that every few months things will change .
Here is an updated list of IT infrastructure security threats and worries technology and business leaders should watch out for in the rest of 2022 , as well as specific steps they should take to optimise their network monitoring safety .
Six IT infrastructure security threats to be on alert for
Russian cyberattacks
Even before the invasion of Ukraine , many countries were on high alert for potential attacks from Russian cybercriminals , particularly targeting critical infrastructures and essential services sectors . In the past few months , cybercriminals have taken advantage of more geopolitical chaos to target both nation states and organisations operating in these critical sectors .
Ransomware still on the rise , empowered by AI
Ransomware certainly is not new . What is new is that it ’ s getting worse , more widespread , increasingly devious and dangerous . Actually , Asia Pacific has ranked the third-highest region globally to be targeted by ransomware . What is truly worrying is that AI is expected to
Cybercriminals have taken advantage of more geopolitical chaos to target both nation states and organisations operating in these critical sectors .
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