Organizations, enterprises, and sectors must increasingly combine proactive and reactive digital resilience strategies — cyber security defences alone are no longer sufficient. Resilience must be included into all aspects of a company’s digital transformation strategy and operations.
Citizens, governments, and enterprises are increasingly reliant on digital connection than ever before, making cybersecurity one of the most critical sectoral challenges of the decade.
While cybersecurity is still important and has been given the attention it deserves, there is still a perception gap between CEOs who are optimistic about their cyber security and security leaders who are not.
Cybercrime, in truth, shows no indications of slowing down and continues to represent a threat to all parts of society. According to a research by CrowdStrike, Indian businesses saw more ransomware attacks in 2021 than any other country. These figures reflect the seriousness and pervasiveness of cybercrime nowadays. The challenge is, how can we safeguard ourselves as we focus on global recovery and a new period of economic growth?
In recent months, there has been a greater emphasis on policy issues. Governments pledged to work together to exchange expertise and reduce cyber threats in both the WEF’s Global Risk Report for 2022 and the G7 communiqué.
Cyber resilience is a vital building component and enabler for delivering on internationally ambitious plans for digital inclusiveness, sustainability, enhanced health outcomes, defence, and much more for tomorrow’s economy.
It’s no secret that modern technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and the Internet of Things (IoT) are critical building blocks for future advancement, yet these same technologies may, paradoxically, provide new chances for cyber criminals. As a result, it’s critical to keep modern systems safe from cyber thieves. As a result, it’s critical to safeguard emerging technology by providing more durable, long-term solutions to cyber criminal threats. Economic rebalancing will only be equitable if all organisations and enterprises have access to these instruments. Collaboration and assistance between the public and commercial sectors are still required to make this goal a reality.
SME Cyber assistance is critical for the economy as a whole
The backbone of local economies is small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs). Trade and logistics, partner networks, and digital ecosystems all rely on SMEs. According to research, small firms are the target of 43% of cyberattacks, up from 18% just a few years ago. According to recent WEF surveys, 88 percent of respondents are concerned about SMEs’ cyber resilience in their ecosystem.
Empowerment of the Public and Private Sectors
Companies cannot prevent a cyber-disaster and the resulting negative effects on data, privacy, and trust, even if they have effective cyber defences in place.
As a result, the primary goal should be to establish a cyber-resilient strategy capable of anticipating assaults and swiftly recovering from major disruptions.
It is critical that public sector infrastructure assists companies in identifying, protecting, detecting, responding to, and recovering from cyberattacks so that they may restore full operations.
End Note
Cybersecurity is much more than just a precautionary measure against cyber-attacks. If properly implemented, cyber resilience can assist boost long-term economic growth and creativity. It has the ability to provide the digital defences that our modern society requires.
