Disruption in 2020 paves the way for threat actors in 2021 and beyond

2020-12-21 05:00

A recent Verizon report highlighted social engineering as a top target for bad actors, and the threat is only expected to grow in the year ahead. COVID-19 was in the news nonstop this past year, and threat actors are expected to continue to take advantage of it in 2021.

Healthcare providers are doing everything they can to deploy new systems and support more patients online, while bad actors seek out high-value, vulnerable targets.

2021 threat actors: More attacks across more vectors.

Even as life slowly returns to the "Old normal," in 2021 threat actors will continue to take advantage of the situation.

As the threat landscape continues to evolve, businesses will place an increasing focus on identity and consumer accountability of their permissions and controls over their data.

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