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The COVID-19 has forced enterprises to quickly embrace innovative technologies to perform better and survive in today\u2019s cut-throat competition. This reliance on technology has accelerated digital transformation across business verticals, furnishing a huge opportunity to cyber attackers worldwide. Today, we will discuss the same in detail and the best practices to safeguard your enterprise from cyber attacks.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We all know that 2020 witnessed the world\u2019s first-ever mass migration towards digitization because everything shifted online – from people, processes, data to infrastructure. This type of situation is ideal for any cyber hackers. As a result, they had myriad opportunities to break down enterprise IT infrastructure. And they did it by implementing several innovative tactics for different enterprise systems. Let’s see what happened to them in 2020. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enterprise Security Challenges Amidst the Pandemic<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Everyone around the world was trying to cope with the crisis. Simultaneously, the security professionals of the enterprises kept safeguarding the enterprise system. Reason being that the adoption of remote work arrangements by enterprises provided a fertile environment for cybercrimes. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, cyber criminals used technologies more effectively to harm enterprise safety, exploit corporate data, networks, and ultimately damage economies. They targeted industries such as healthcare, pharmaceutical, financial, retail, education, research organizations, and local government since they all deal heavily with confidential information. Talking about the healthcare industry, 9,710,520 healthcare records were exposed in September 2020, as per  <\/span>HIPPA Journal<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Going further, <\/span>Google\u2019s Safe Browsing Service Report <\/span><\/a>indicates a steady increase in the number of phishing sites. At the end of January 2020, Google detected 1,690,000 phishing sites by the end of April, and the number grew to 1,900,000.97. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Companies like Twitter, Marriott, Zoom, Greek Banking System also suffered from the biggest cyber attacks during the pandemic. And still, we come across various media reports on companies hit by cyber-attacks on a daily basis. This is one of the most critical barriers to growth for enterprises. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because these cyber security threats come with a lasting financial impact on enterprises, the cost includes loss of data, theft of intellectual property, reputation damage, loss of productivity, etc. Eventually impacting the entire economy. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Growing Enterprise Security Concerns Driven by Remote Work<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The remote working trend has the most significant impact on security as the home internet connection is not as secure as the fortified offices, having secure firewalls run by security experts. Likewise, the confidential data, files, folders, etc., are distributed at various locations of workers that need to be protected. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, many employees use personal devices such as mobile phones, home computers, or laptops with no enterprise-level security to access the system or attend remote working calls. Cyber attackers can breach such devices and get access to the network quickly. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite this rising concern, many enterprises, including SMBs, have not provided a \u2018cyber-safe\u2019 work environment to their employees, consequently opening the door for more security breaches. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from the above-mentioned facts, enterprises face various day-to-day challenges or threats related to security, which you need to really look into. So let us discuss the top 10 cyber security threats faced by enterprises in 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top 10 Enterprise IT Security Risks You Can\u2019t Ignore<\/strong> <\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
1<\/span> Outdated Technology: Software & Hardware<\/b><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

The first and foremost issue is common among businesses of all sizes. Thousands of companies run their computers or laptops on outdated systems. In 2020, 47% of businesses were using <\/span>outdated technologies<\/span><\/a>. Around 32% SMBs and 34% of enterprises had unpatched operating systems. And this obsolete technology carries many digital risks. Talking about the hardware side, when hardware becomes outdated, it does not support the latest security updates of any software, which can also expose you to cyber risks. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Businesses are more likely to suffer from data breaches compared to those who keep their system updated. Using outdated technology can result in the following:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n