Enterprises may struggle to keep pace with the latest technological advances, after all, before one novelty is adopted, several new ones emerge. Knowing how to balance innovation and risk is vital for any business to survive. So what are the latest information security technology trends that digital enterprises should focus on?

Technological innovations disrupt the way enterprises operate and interact with customers. Organisations must develop an appropriate pace of digital transformation, but when it comes to cybersecurity, transformation becomes a challenge. Cybercrime, data fraud or theft are currently listed among the most notable risks in the world, along with environmental disasters, geopolitical tensions and societal crises.

The number of attacks on businesses has doubled in recent times, yielding a disruptive financial impact. The NotPetya ransomware attack resulted in losses of US$300 million for businesses and the WannaCry attack affected over 300,000 computers in 150 countries. The reason behind this growing digital vulnerability is digitisation; the more digitised and connected an enterprise becomes, the more security threats arise.

Obviously, cybersecurity is now a top priority for digital businesses looking to adopt innovations like artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain and the Internet of Things (IoT). We have looked at these three widely adopted technologies to address how they can affect the state of cybersecurity going forward.