The need for rapid business transformation has never been greater. Every industry is adopting digital transformation at a rapid speed. But this rapid transformation has also increased the number of data loads and applications, and cyber-attacks have become common. It has become imperative for organizations to ensure their prevention, detection, and alerting capabilities are functional. Data security approaches are fundamental to digital transformation to make sure that data protection is not breached.

Ever since the pandemic had set in, the entire cybersecurity landscape has undergone a vast change. The Covid-19 crisis has forced organizations and CISOs to adapt to sudden, unprecedented, and until now unforeseen challenges. Remote working has become the “New Normal”. The remote working culture will stay long after the pandemic has gone. The shifting of offices to home has made it easier for hackers to target personal networks rather than the well-protected office networks.

Traditionally, we find the DPO (Data Protection Officer) in large and very large enterprises. Small and Medium-sized businesses most probably do not have a DPO. But that is going to change now. Why? After nearly two years of deliberations, the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) finally chaired the Personal Data Protection (PDP) bill, 2019 in the Indian Parliament. This bill will ultimately pave way for the strongest data protection law in the world’s largest democracy.

The global pandemic has tilted the scales in favor of cybercriminals, who adapted their attack strategy to exploit the vulnerabilities in the existing security systems in the organizations. Added to this, the global mindset of businesses to shift to a remote and hybrid work environment has exacerbated the threat landscape resulting in high ransomware attacks and data breaches across the industries and geographies.

While EDRM is the only solution available to solve the security problems of unstructured data, oftentimes the term EDRM itself is the most dreaded one for many organizations. This is because many EDRM projects have failed miserably. These projects have failed because of overzealous policies, loss of control over the policies, and no proper implementation guidelines. This oftentimes leads to access being denied to those who are authorized to have access.

Cybersecurity is a leading concern for businesses in 2022. As organizations have embraced rapid digitization, cybercrime rose alongside it, quickly illuminating how many security standards fall short. It also became evident how cybersecurity regulations need to expand to address today’s challenges. Here’s a closer look at how this regulatory landscape is shifting, why, and what businesses can do in response.

For many years, it’s been said that data is the new oil. This means that data rich companies could well be more successful than their competitors. Data and information are like fuel for companies since both are needed for ongoing business transactions and innovation. Companies can only win the race against their competitors if they are not losing this fuel, meaning they must keep data secure at all times and anywhere.

We are all too familiar with the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. Amidst this crisis, the deputy chief of Ukraine’s state service of special communications and information protection Victor Zhora quoted that his department was planning for a contingency to be ready for any Russian threat to seize sensitive government documents.

There is no doubt that digital transformation is changing the way people coordinate and work. While it is a blessing in many ways, as it keeps businesses and people connected by creating opportunities and easy exchange of information, it has also paved way for cybersecurity risks. Ransomware, Phishing, data breaches, denial-of-service attacks have become increasingly common and threaten businesses of all sizes.

The Ukraine-Russia conflict has captured the world’s attention, but the physical warfare only tells part of the story. In the weeks leading up to the invasion, seemingly state-sponsored cyberattacks against Ukraine have risen, and now experts fear this may spill over to other nations, too. While much about the conflict remains uncertain, it will undoubtedly have a profound impact on cybersecurity across the globe.