Gartner: Covid-19 Requires Agile Responses to Ensure Security

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Sergey Stelmakh | 09.17.2020
The changing threat landscape is the main factor that will influence cybersecurity over the next three to five years. According to Gartner, the pandemic has only accelerated the trend towards more agile deployment of security solutions, CpmputerWeekly reports.

The rapidly changing cybersecurity threat landscape has become a top priority for security and risk management leaders. According to data released at the Gartner Security and Risk Management 2020 Virtual Summit, adapting to this environment is the top goal facing security teams through at least 2025. In response to Covid-19, they have begun to consider more flexible security options when making their security decisions.

“External risk is top of mind for security and risk argentina mobile database in 2020, especially as Covid-19 has demonstrated how quickly and dramatically risks can change,” said Jonathan Kare, senior research director at Gartner. “Attackers are always looking to take advantage of global events like a pandemic as an excuse to exploit new vulnerabilities and bypass even the most advanced security controls.”