Prioritising risk for better efficiency and collaboration

Abstract

While 2020 was a year like no other, it seems that remote working and the associated IT challenges are set to continue well into 2021. According to the PwC UK Threat Intelligence Unit, cyber security incidents increased massively across virtually all sectors in the wake of Covid-19, with retail, manufacturing and financial services being the hardest hit. 1 Cyber security incidents increased massively across virtually all sectors in the wake of Covid-19, with retail, manufacturing and financial services being the hardest hit. Organisations need to create a risk-based prioritisation approach, which involves striking a balance between strategic technologies and the collaboration of IT and security teams in order to adapt to the increased risk of attack. The pandemic has increased the appetite of threat actors looking to easily exploit vulnerable organisations, but there is still time to remediate the danger, says Chris Goettl of Ivanti.