By William Dupre
In recent years, there has been a significant increase in global economic and political turmoil. In 2024, several nations will hold important elections that could further disrupt the geopolitical order. Additionally, the uncertainty surrounding AI technologies and their potential to facilitate cyberattacks and produce deceptive content, such as “deepfake” images and videos, adds to this volatile mix. Given the high stakes involved, malicious actors will likely attempt to exploit global anxiety and stress by instigating chaos through targeted cyberattacks and espionage against both public and private sector organizations.
Security and risk management (SRM) leaders need to focus on specific cybersecurity activities in order to withstand the near-term turbulence. They must address the following common security practices to prepare for, detect, and respond to security events.
Empower Security Operations and Perform Incident Response Exercises
SRM technical professionals should strive for empowerment to lead without limitations by proactively making acceptable risk decisions and collaborating with members of the security operations center (SOC) team and…
