NETWORKS AND APPLICATIONS
“ LIKE ALL OTHER INDUSTRIES , TELECOM PROVIDERS ARE UNDER A CONSTANT BARRAGE OF CYBERATTACKS . THIS MEANS IT ’ S A QUESTION OF WHEN , NOT IF , A BREACH OCCURS ”
SONYA MATHIEU UK DIRECTOR FOR DATA PROTECTION AND CYBER RESILIENCE , DELL TECHNOLOGIES
To achieve this planned expansion , digital transformation plays a pivotal role . Within this survey , 59 % stated their intent to increase their investment in interconnection services , and 71 % of respondents plan to move more business functions to the cloud . And , of those respondents , 50 % plan to move more of their business-critical applications to the cloud .
Among the answers provided by respondents , significant concerns were raised about cybersecurity . In fact , 85 % named improving cybersecurity as a key component of their digital-first strategies , while 83 % expressed a need to future-proof their business . The most feared cybersecurity threats named were cyberattacks , security breaches and data leaks ( all of which were expressed by 70 % of respondents ).
If we take a look at this on an industry-byindustry basis , it would seem that progress towards the required level of cybersecurity is slower than expected . For instance , a report from Capgemini revealed that 51 % of industrial organisations predict that there will be an increase in smart factory cyberattacks within the next year . Despite this , almost half ( 47 %) of organisations have yet to classify cybersecurity in smart factories as a C-level concern . In light of the fact that manufacturing overtook financial services as the most attacked sector last year , this slow response is both surprising and concerning .
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