2021 was still a significant challenge and 2022 looks to be more of the same. Cybersecurity and data privacy programs will be a major challenge for many organizations. Here’s what’s new in cybersecurity services that can help companies get cyber resilient and ahead of the new cyber threat landscape.

As you saw from last week’s audit plan hot spots article, ransomware tops the list of concerns for 2022. You also noticed how the first half of 2021 had an exponential increase of ransomware attacks. To ensure you have something you can work with for cyber readiness with ransomware risks, we are giving you an executive 3-step checklist that can help you.

The pandemic brought about a lot of changes for businesses that executives were not expecting, in any way shape or form. No one could have prepared for what came because that is how unexpected it was for the whole world, but everyone did their best. Now that post-pandemic aspects are settling in (so to speak), plans for 2022 begin to take place and audit hot spots are on the agenda.

The accelerated move to multiple cloud technologies for business operations has increased the level of data privacy and security attention for this specific area. Not only are executives more aware of the repercussions if they don’t stay on top of the necessary privacy and security measures, but the industry as a whole is expanding coverage on cloud technology environments and security, data privacy procedures and regulations, plus the rising risks to the cloud environment.

Cybersecurity and cloud security may sound the same, but they are not. While the former can entail the latter, the latter entails a primary focus on the security of the cloud environment alone.

Every business is subject to cybersecurity compliance regulations: from HIPAA to NIST 800-171; to GLBA, PCI DSS, FFIEC guidelines; and data privacy regulations such as GDPR and CPRA. There’s an auditor waiting to come ensure you are meeting the requirements, and with the recent shift to a hybrid workforce a lot has changed. This means you may or may not be, where you need to be, to pass the audit.

If you are going to plan for success in 2022, your cyber resiliency needs a second look (a second set of eyes too). You want to revisit the areas that need a revamp now that the post-pandemic repercussions and changes are settling in.

The reality is that every month should be cybersecurity awareness month for any executive – CIO, CEO, decision makers, board members, team leaders, everyone that works remotely, in office, or hybrid – because today’s business is a digital business.

Today we’re taking a look at the impact of cloud security and how to mitigate your risks with the changes that have come in how to assess vulnerabilities in networks.