Benjamin Ang, and Teo Yi-Ling, “Cybersecurity lessons from the pandemic”, The Business Times, 13 July 2021
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/technology/cybersecurity-lessons-from-the-pandemic
LOOKING back over the last 18 months, even as many of us turned to work-from-home and home-based learning to shelter from the Covid-19 pandemic, there was a significant uptick in cybersecurity breaches and cybercrime, illustrated by figures published by the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) in the Singapore Cyber Landscape 2020 report.
While the pandemic has catapulted us towards digital transformation, criminals and other threat actors have similarly gone online. More businesses have suffered serious losses from ransomware attacks, data breaches, and theft of trade secrets.
As Covid-19 becomes endemic, cyber threats have also become pervasive. Defenders may be constantly vigilant, but attackers only need to succeed in breaching defences once.
Organisations and individuals who can detect breaches quickly, respond decisively, and have resilient systems have the best chance of surviving and recovering quickly.
Read it at https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/technology/cybersecurity-lessons-from-the-pandemic
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