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Tuesday, February 1, 2022

Will 2022 sustain the sophisticated cyberattacks developed in 2021? [EngineerIT, January 2022]

Title:
Will 2022 sustain the sophisticated cyberattacks developed in 2021?
 
Author:
Steve Flynn, sales and marketing director for ESET Southern Africa
 
Published:
EngineerIT, 26 January 2022
 
From the article:
After two years of unexpected events, how will 2022 stack against what is becoming a much more sophisticated approach to cyber crime?  While cloud technology enjoyed an unprecedented increase in its adoption, entire industries were held back after major cyber attacks. To cap off an eventful 2021, many organisations entered the festive season with some form of threat from the Log4J vulnerability hanging over their heads too. Awareness is, in effect, a form of prevention and understanding the increasing trends which set the tone for the year to come in cyber security, can only help build appropriate defence mechanisms.