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What are the key Cyber Security challenges impacting organisations today?

June, 2026
Venetia Price

Recent high-profile cyber-attacks show that organisations of any size can be targeted, causing major operational disruption & leaving many businesses unable to return to normal operations for weeks.

Not only do cyber-attacks cause widespread disruption to business operations, they also result in financial losses & reputational damage.

Did you know that :

43% of cyber-attacks are targeted at small & medium-sized enterprises.
Only 18% have the right security protection against cyber attacks.
83% are not financially prepared to recover from an attack.

Key Challenges

With so much at stake, safeguarding your business from the latest cyber-attacks has never been more important. We gathered feedback from our customers to understand more about the cybersecurity challenges impacting their organisations. Their concerns include securing hybrid and remote workforces, managing spam emails, protecting against hacking and phishing attempts, reducing human error, and defending against sophisticated social engineering attacks.

Changing working practices such as hybrid and remote working have led to multi-site connectivity concerns. Securely connecting users, devices and applications is a key security focus for IT teams.

Human error is a primary concern, with targeted cyber-attacks continuing to increase and growin complexity. Social engineering techniques have evolved and are becoming more sophisticated, manipulating employees into revealing sensitive information.

The Solution

Organisations need to devise cyber strategies to protect against identified risks; multiple site connectivity, human error, as well as protecting outdated & shared devices.

Culture

Promoting a culture where security is everyone’s responsibility is crucial. Fostering a ‘no blame culture’ where colleagues can openly share experiences and concerns is the way forward.

Businesses need to increase staff engagement and educate them on emerging cyber and hacking trends, ensure that they are aware of the latest threats, and provide training on how to recognise and address cyber-attack attempts.  

Zero Trust Network Access

Increasing vigilance and awareness via staff training and adapting a Zero Trust Network Access approach can help to guard against hacking, phishing, software and security challenges.

Zero Trust Network Access technology provides strict identity checks for every user and device trying to connect to your network by promoting a ‘never trust, always check,’ model, securing user identity, devices, networks, applications and data.

A unified approach to connectivity & security

A unified connectivity and security solution can help businesses to connect physical and virtual networks remotely as well as protect their cloud infrastructure by user, device and application

A Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) combines a Software Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) connectivity with cloud security in a single platform.    

AI-Powered SASE

AI is transforming the cybersecurity landscape. An AI-Powered SASE Solution allows you to take your connectivity and security to the next level, as AI profiles and predicts normal network activities.

Providing enhanced threat detection, SASE’s predictive analytics allow IT teams to receive alerts on anomalies, allowing them to proactively identify and manage emerging cyber threats as they occur.

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