COUNTRY FOCUS : CARIBBEAN
Jaime Chanaga , Field CISO , Fortinet , for Latin America and the Caribbean , gives us seven priorities that CISOs and business leaders must address to reduce the risk of attacks .
Seven priorities for 2022 for America and the Caribbean
Panoramic view of port of Grenada , Caribbean
In 2021 , organizations looked for new ways of doing business . For most organizations , the ability to rapidly implement security platforms that allow their workforce to ‘ work safely from anywhere ’ was neither easy nor feasible . The expansion of remote working vastly expanded the corporate attack surface , leaving organizations more exposed than ever to cyberthreats . One of them , ransomware , has put all organizations at greater risk from cybercrime and extortion attacks . Our Fortinet Global Threat Landscape Report shows that ransomware has increased 10.7 times when comparing the first half of 2020 and 2021 .
How can CISOs ( Chief Information Security Officers ) and business leaders respond to these threats ? Here are seven priorities for them in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2022 :
1 . Drive business growth and speed
Today , organizations evolve in an accelerated way to achieve business objectives , adopting Digital Transformation strategies . In some cases , security is an afterthought or an impediment that slows this evolution . CISOs and business leaders must-have a significant impact on the organization ' s agility to prosper economically in this new global business reality by securing assets , processes and analyzing risks and preparing contingency plans that help the business achieve its goals .
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