Tips to protect organizations against the evolving cybersecurity risk landscape

The threat landscape is constantly evolving, every business should revamp the security architecture and re-align with the present business landscape

- Ashok Pandey

In the past, an organization’s systems were typically secured by perimeter monitoring and the focus of the security teams was on the external elements. However, the remote-working environment has brought everyone and every application/device into the vulnerable category.

The security threats are evolving rapidly and it is much easier to compromise the framework from the inside now. Thus, it is very important to assess what kind of damage an internal threat can cause, and taking proactive measures to mitigate such risks is crucial.

We spoke to Murtaza Bhatia, Sales Director- Cybersecurity, NTT India to understand the new landscape, threats, challenges, etc.

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Re-think security to align with the present business landscape

The post-pandemic business landscape has undergone a tremendous change. To keep the businesses running smoothly in the new normal, a massive re-architecture process has been undertaken. The revamp of the architecture has ushered in a number of benefits too. From the response to recovery, the entire wave of business alignment IT has now become fully hybrid.

Thus, it has become imperative to review the security and align it to the re-structured business processes and protect the underlying IT from security threats of the day. A rethink is needed regarding the shape of IT for any business and its security needs. We need to keep security investments in control yet give it the flexibility to manage the known and the unknown in the new scenario. Zero-trust logins and virtual desktops are some of the tools that are helping organizations function smoothly by allowing remote access restricted by user-profiles and roles.

Anticipate cyber threats and stay a step ahead