Cyber security begins with hiring the right people

Ransomware attacks increased from 37 per cent in 2020 to 66 per cent in 2021. [iStockphoto]

Organisations are confronted with the increasingly difficult task of safeguarding their expanded digital estate against rising cyber threats.

Previously, firms implemented security processes based on the physical network boundary, which was limited to their official premises. Following the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, they adopted remote work strategies, which increased their digital real estate and exposed them beyond their physical networks.