The WEF Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2024 reveals a divide between those who are resilient and those who aren’t. Emerging technologies will only widen this gap. Vivek Gullapalli, former global CISO for APAC at Check Point Software Technologies (now Group CISO with FWD Insurance) opines that in the digital world, most “everything is highly interconnected, with the seemingly singular exception of cyber security, which remains locked in isolation, and bridging this gap will be critical to business success.
At the CPX 2024 APAC event, FutureCISO caught up with Sharat Sinha, president of APJ at Check Point Software Technologies, who explained that cybersecurity incidents continue to occur because the attacks evolve continually even as the volume rises.
He reflected on the present-day hybrid work environment which implies the use of collaboration tools as well as the use of the cloud – these have expanded the vectors of attack.
While no one disputes the importance of staying ahead of modern threats and threat actors, given the shortage of experienced, skilled security professionals, there may be solid grounds for simplifying security strategies if that is possible.
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