Enterprise security in 2020: it takes a village of experts

Over the last few years, the enterprise security landscape has drastically changed. In 2019 alone more than half of British businesses fell victim to malware and cyber-attacks – an increase of 40% when compared to the previous year – with average losses soaring from $229,000 (£176,000) to $369,000 (roughly £283,519). 

The rapid adoption of digital technologies and the vast amount of data that is gathered by them means that every corner of a business needs constant monitoring and protection. Managing this task is even more challenging due to regulatory mandates such as the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).

cybersecurity budgets either stay the same or decrease over the last twelve months. On top of all this is the growing shortage of skilled, knowledgeable information security professionals. 

The convergence of these issues for the enterprise will make the challenge of responding to the thousands upon thou