Attracting and retaining the right cybersecurity talent will continue to be a roadblock

Maheswaran Shamugasundaram, Country Manager - India, Varonis

“In today’s data-driven era, safeguarding sensitive data from critical malicious software and cyberattacks should not be taken lightly. 2022 witnessed some very serious attacks which made organisations, and Govt. departments seriously think about their security portfolio and investment. In 2023, there will be more malicious attacks than before. The global workforce continues to work in an ultra-hybrid mode and the adoption of cloud migration for the data has increased. However, the ability of cloud servers to allow users to access company applications, files, and resources from anywhere in the world is one of the biggest vulnerabilities.

Insider threats continue to be one of the biggest threats organisations need to watch out for. While insiders are leveraging cloud apps to access data through personal email and sharing platforms, the pandemic and hybrid work mode have rapidly increased data sharing and storage, which has become a target for cybercriminals. The sense of alarm is growing amongst policymakers throughout the world, not to forget that private netizens and citizen's data are out in the open too which are easily accessible.

Unfortunately, the way the world has witnessed the rapid increase in cyberattacks and the advancement in technology to tackle the same has not quite been favourable when it comes to cybersecurity professionals addressing the problem. Attracting and retaining the right talent has been a challenge in the past and seems to be one of the roadblocks in the future as well.”