Broadly speaking, there are two types of cyber attacks. One is opportunistic, focusing on random victims. But the other type targets specific organisations and individuals. These latter attacks are well-funded, well-planned, and often have the backing of a nation-state.

Ransomware are blunt but highly effective attacks that encrypt a company’s data and demand payment to reverse the encryption. Criminals use tactics such as phishing to fool key employees into deploying malware that rapidly encrypts important data, causing big system outages and stopping operations.

The bigger they are, the more security challenges they have. This statement applies to any large enterprise’s technology estate and should resonate with every CIO and CISO.

Cybersecurity needs vary from organisation to organisation. But it’s a rule of thumb that the larger an enterprise, the more complicated its digital systems.

Firewalls manage network traffic, keeping the bad actors outside and organisations safe. But the world’s rapid digitisation is leaving traditional firewalls behind.

Privileged Access Management (PAM) effectively consolidates administrative access across complex enterprise technology estates.