Adoption of new ear technology and risks are like the two sides of a coin

With the Digital revolution around all businesses, small or large, corporates, organizations and even governments are relying on computerized systems to manage their day-to-day activities and thus making cybersecurity a primary goal to safeguard data from various online attacks or any unauthorized access. Continuous change in technologies also implies a parallel shift in cybersecurity trends as news of data breach, ransomware and hacks become the norms.

Cybersecurity fundamentals have become even more important due to constant attacks via ransomware, malware and a host of other threat vectors. Bad actors are taking advantage of the remote workforce’s blind spots, and as attacks become more sophisticated, stakes are high for businesses and users. In the future of work, businesses will need to manage, automate and prioritize their cybersecurity efforts to effectively navigate the risks.

The threat landscape is ever-changing, and companies need to see their cybersecurity strategy as a journey rather than a destination. Now the industry is much scouted about Artificial intelligence being introduced in all market segments and this technology with a combination of machine learning has brought tremendous changes in cybersecurity. AI has been paramount in building automated security systems, natural language processing, face detection, and automatic threat detection.

Although, it is also being used to develop smart malware and attacks to bypass the latest security protocols in controlling data. AI enabled threat detection systems can predict new attacks and notify admins for any data breach instantly.

With more and more organizations now established on clouds, security measures need to be continuously monitored and updated to safeguard the data from leaks. Although cloud applications such as Google or Microsoft are well equipped with security from their end, still it's the user end that acts as a significant source for erroneous errors, malicious software, and phishing attacks.

We have witnessed the size of data multiplying every day, it is eminent that automation is integrated to give more sophisticated control over the information. With the advent and growth of 5G networks, a new era of inter-connectivity will become a reality with the Internet of Things. This communication between multiple devices also opens them to vulnerabilities from outside influence, attacks or an unknown software bug. Even the world's most used browser supported by Google, Chrome was found to have serious bugs. All these bring opportunity for the hackers and cyber security professionals to start targeted Ransomware attacks.

Ransomware asks to threaten to publish the victim's data unless a ransom is paid. Still, it can affect the large organization or in the case of nations too. Bromium's technology, which is called micro-virtualization, is designed by Hewlett Packard to protect computers from malicious code execution initiated by the end user, including rogue web links, email attachments and downloaded files. Its virtualization technology relies on hardware isolation for protection.

S Mohini Ratna, Editor, VARINDIA