
Kaspersky’s cyber threat estimates for 2021 in the META region
The world didn’t just change in 2020. It transformed so much so that it’s been hard to keep up. And, as any

Recurring IT purchases including hardware to be a priority
Hardware should be refreshed every three years, and if the pandemic halted attention to hardware, it is fair to say that will

Securing digital transformation is the primary pain point
In a survey, 79% wanted to learn about digital transformation and cloud security, threat and vulnerability research 62%, and risk and compliance

Pandemic has triggered review of global cybersecurity laws
Certifications under consideration in 2021 include EU Common Criteria for critical infrastructure, cloud services, artificial intelligence, and 5G. The expanded threat landscape

Remote work is driving investment into datacentre services
Siemon expects demand for infrastructure that enable scalability and migration to higher Ethernet speeds without disturbing installed infrastructure. Undoubtedly, the global Covid-19

Increased spending will be seen in datacentres, edge computing and DX
Enterprises are undertaking initiatives to modernise infrastructure, productivity, energy, sustainability, protect people, physical assets, data. Technology was the business enabler of 2020,

Expect intolerance to downtime from customers and employees
In the rush to digitise, organisations might not have given much thought to complexity resulting in costly downtime, damaging to reputation and

Unprecedented levels of people-centric global cyberattacks
2020 has seen global people-centric cyberattacks, including the capitalisation of the pandemic, fraud, ransomware and credential phishing. According to Gartner, the IT

The Covid pandemic is driving technologies from concept to reality
Most businesses trying to recuperate from slowdown and as risks persist, more businesses are investing into contactless technologies and automation. The IT

Home, Brexit, 5G, cloud, contactless will see more threats
In 2021, growth of 5G networks, cloud, edge computing and touchless interfaces will give rise to new types of security vulnerabilities and

Will the power of the cloud supersede that of the nation?
Due to increasing power of hyper scalars, states within big countries could have their own regulations, and hence businesses should be aware

Click farms, 5G architecture, open banking are key trends
Attackers embracing click farms, deploying a horizontal 5G architecture with layers, and open banking to share customer data, are kye trends ahead.


