They included, the expanding cyber-attack surface, the use of ransomware as a cyber weapon of choice by hackers, and the growing ICS, OT/IT Cyber-Threat convergence. All the elements of that article apply to this analysis of the myriad of cyber-threat trends & challenges we are currently or will be soon facing. The following observations on 4 beckoning cyber-threat challenges are another affirmation that mitigating cyber-threats is a societal imperative and cybersecurity has become indispensable to securing our digital future. Last year, an unprecedented number of ransomware and other destructive cybersecurity attacks targeting state and local governments were reported. from DePauw UniversityChuck Brooks LinkedIn Profile:Chuck Brooks on Twitter: @ChuckDBrooksLinkedin Chuck Brooks - Adjunct Faculty - Georgetown University | LinkedIn

Source: Forbes May 09, 2021 23:37 UTC