The British cybersecurity company Tanium published a survey on investments in digital protection in UK companies with alarming results: 79% of them only approve investments in cybersecurity after suffering a data breach; 92% experienced a data attack or breach, of which 74% occurred in 2021. Leadership reticence is also high, with 63% of leaders convinced cybersecurity is only a concern after an attack.
New work practices
The complexity of the situation has grown with the digital transformation of work. If it streamlines many processes, it can also open up serious security gaps. A sensitive point is the “home office”: Companies need effective solutions to eliminate gaps that may appear between employees’ computers (often shared devices) and the company’s internal network.
In this sense, using a tracker blocker is a measure that can help prevent security problems. Also, a VPN is a great option too. In the business context, this kind of protection not only secures users’ privacy but also allows the establishment of protected connections through private servers between employees and organizations.
But this solution is just the beginning of a necessary strategy and investment effort in virtual protection. Complex scams based on phishing, reverse engineering, and backdoor-type malicious programs (“planted” discreetly on a device and sometimes inactive for months) often combine real-world and virtual-world fraud.
The escalation of corporate…
