The importance of cybersecurity in an increasingly connected world
Friday, June 10, 2022 | 300 Views |
Ears to the ground: Tamajobe
Traditional brick and mortar businesses had to at least offer an online component to customers. Schooling and meetings went online. Employees saw the rise of the hybrid working model, which now sees them working both in an office and at home on different days of the week.
The need for connectivity underpinned all these developments; none of them could function satisfactorily without dependable, stable, and fast online connections. But what many may have overlooked about our ever increasingly online world, is that it has broadened the space in which cybercriminals operate, and there is hardly any connected body corporations, NGOs, governments, and citizens who are not a potential target.
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