Want to discover the best cybersecurity trends for this year? Then you’ve found the right guide. Here, you can read about the top five cybersecurity trends right now and how they can help better protect your employees and customers.
As a business owner, you’ll spend a lot of time worrying. Sales, marketing, staff turnover, training, taxes, legal fees — the list of things on your mind is pretty much endless. And what’s the biggest issue of them all? For most business owners, it’s cybersecurity.
Over recent years, cyberattacks have caused trillions of dollars in damage. Cybercriminals have successfully managed to steal company data, bank details, money, and more through just a few clicks. And yes, it’s true: cybercriminals don’t even need a lot of tools to do the job. In many cases, it’s simply a case of sending an email that contains a malware link and then waiting for the recipient to click on it. It sounds crazy, but that’s how it often works.
Taking all of this into account, you’ll understand why it’s important to stay up to date with the latest (and most exciting) cybersecurity trends. By following these trends, you can join thousands of other businesses around the world who’ve built digital walls around their data so that no one — not even the best hackers on the planet — can gain access to it. Here’s an up-close look at the top five cybersecurity trends for both now and the future.
1. Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)
As you know, more businesses than ever (yours included) are now operating in the cloud. Because of this, there’s now a much greater need and demand for cybersecurity solutions — especially now that millions of employees are now working from home and using different cloud applications. This is where CNAPPs enter the conversation.
In a nutshell, by using a CNAPP, you can experience an all-in-one cloud platform where you can easily monitor and detect cloud threats through a single solution. As soon as a threat is detected, you’ll know right away, enabling your business to always stay safe.
2. Two-Factor Authentication
Your employees probably have multiple accounts across different applications, from Microsoft Office to Google Meet. Therefore, you should instruct all your employees to turn on two-factor authentication across their accounts. Once they do this, they’ll only be able to log into their accounts after verifying who they are through codes sent out via SMS or email. It’s a nice little security blanket to have if you’re worried about employees having their accounts hacked.
3. Phishing Training
On at least one day out of the working year, it’s recommended that you send your entire team on a phishing training course. The concept behind this is that your employees will be able to grow their knowledge surrounding phishing, from how it works to the different ways that they can spot phishing attempts.
4. Run Automatic Software Updates
Make sure that automatic software updates are turned on across all your company devices. The reason for this is so your employees can get all the latest security patches and bug fixes on the platform they use (e.g., Windows).
5. Run Local Backups
The final big trend for today is this: run local backups. Every day, countless businesses run local backups so they still have it backed up on a local hard drive in case a cyberattack destroys their data.
