Protecting businesses from cyberattack starts with awareness and understanding

The COVID-19 pandemic saw the majority of business go virtual with many firms trading off cybersecurity for digitalization of services. However, cybercriminals are used to working remotely, and taking advantage of the new ways to hack companies.

Artificial intelligence, which can be used for many legitimate purposes, is also used more and more by cybercriminals to launch and automate cyberattacks, writes Diane Ouandji, an information security and data protection advisor.Photograph by Nick Youngson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Pix4free

Opinion

BY DIANE OUANDJI

May 6, 2024

Mitre, an organization established to advance (cyber)security in new ways and serve the public interest as an independent adviser, reported in April that it experienced a breach. If such a group is experiencing a breach, what does it say about the evolving cyber threat?

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