Cybersecurity is a critical aspect of digital transformation projects as it protects organisations’ digital assets, intellectual property and customer data. The rapid development of digital technologies has significantly changed security perspectives and increased the risk of cyber threats. The nature of cyber threats and attacks has changed, and cyber attacks are now more frequent, complex and target-orientated. As digital transformation projects involve the adoption of new technologies and the integration of digital systems, cybersecurity has become a board-level issue for organisations. Gartner: important cybersecurity predictions for 2022-23 Specific to this issue, Gartner has made some predictions about the future of cybersecurity: by 2023, modern data privacy laws will cover the personal information of 75% of the world’s population. In 2024, organisations that adopt a cybersecurity network architecture are expected to experience a reduction in the financial costs of security incidents by 90% on average. By the following year, 30% of organisations are projected to have cloud-based Secure Web Gateway (SWG), Cloud Access Security Brokers (CASB), Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) and Firewall as a Service (FWaaS) from a single vendor. By 2025, 60% of organisations will utilise cybersecurity risk as a key factor in determining third-party transactions and business […]