A Zero Trust Policy is Vital

There is nothing stopping the flaring transformation of the global technology landscape. With the prevailing hybrid work culture on the one hand and the organizations’ constant need to digitally transform and improve customer experience on the other, the Chief Information Officers (CIO) have their hands full. It’s no wonder that most of the CIOs migrated to the cloud to ensure that the business process is resilient and consistent and the deliverables maintain high quality.

They indeed owe a lot to technologies becoming more plug & play, more driven by the cloud, and simpler to use. They make testing ideas across the organizational

structure easier and move on faster if it fails. However, one of the most significant threats they face, especially owing to people increasingly working from home, is the increased level of cyber threat. The cyber attackers unleashed themselves on this opportunity the vulnerability of people working from home, and the consequences were catastrophic.

According to reports, European Union hosted a rise in cyber threats over the past twelve months, triggered by the war in Ukraine and broader geopolitical tensions. In the process, the UK had the highest number of cybercrime victims per million internet users at 4783 in 2022 – up by 40 percent from 2020. According to a report, the Asia-Pacific region faced the maximum number of cyber attacks for the second consecutive year in 2022, accounting for 31 percent of all incidents remediated worldwide. In the US, the number of data compromises stood at 1802 cases. Meanwhile, over 422 million individuals were affected in the same year by data compromises, including data breaches, leakage, and exposure. The cyber-sec community is constantly warning the business world, and it’s high time business owners listened to those warnings and adopted a zero-trust policy.