The key technology trends for businesses in 2021 will include a much greater need for cybersecurity, especially with the addition of remote workers and a greater push towards moving to the cloud.
According to Homeland Security Today, there has been a 63% increase in cybercrime during the pandemic.
The future of cybersecurity can be summed up in one phrase:
“The quick and the dead.”
Cybersecurity is becoming the most important aspect of running a successful business.
Companies that can adjust quickly to the ever-changing landscape of protecting a business against cyberattacks will survive, and the ones that don’t can be quickly put out of business.
Cybercrime is extremely profitable and is not going away anytime soon, and the types of attacks are getting more often and more sophisticated.
Companies will need to adapt their technology, processes, and policies to this ever-changing landscape; those that don’t will die.
Cybersecurity will become the cornerstone of every operating system, application, process, and policy. It will encompass every aspect of running a business and will become the standard by which companies either survive or crash and burn.
The following are trends that are shaping cybersecurity:
Businesses need to seriously consider incorporating security or bolstering what they already have. It’s recommended to engage the resources of a Managed Service Provider who will be able to offer you the security and monitoring of your business technology.
This way, you can run your business instead of allowing the business to run you.
Anthony holds dual degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from NYU.
He has over 30 years of experience in hardware design and software programming. Anthony specializes in computer and cloud networking and has collaborated with clients and third parties on creating custom software designs and is a web presence and accessibility compliance expert.