As organisations continue to grapple with the ‘ new normal ’, it ’ s important that they prioritise their cybersecurity strategies as cyberattackers look to leverage the COVID-19 pandemic for their own malicious gains . Garth Braithwaite , Senior Sales Director , Middle East , Southern Africa and Russia , Gigamon , tells us why enterprises must consider a security approach which couples Zero Trust technology with employee awareness to safeguard their networks in this new world .

incredibly complex . The intricacy brought about by digitalisation in recent years has now been exacerbated by the pandemic and its impact on society – think of the enormous spike in online services , remote workers , virtual collaboration and connected devices , with all the challenges they create .

This is naturally reflected in the cybersecurity threatscape . Even pre-COVID , businesses were battling fiercer attacks on their environments making it increasingly difficult to protect and the current circumstances certainly haven ’ t made things easier . Risks , however , don ’ t simply revolve around devices

Improving security isn ’ t something companies can compromise on . Not only do cyberattacks disrupt productivity , tarnish brand reputation and damage customer trust , they also have more tangible consequences .

and security solutions . There ’ s another important element to keeping hackers out and it ’ s ensuring

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