Why the wall won’t protect you

Data everywhere, overwhelming security threats and hackers seeking vulnerabilities are among the digital weaknesses permeating the modern workforce today. With a 200% increase in attacks targeting notebooks and desktops over the last several years, it’s difficult to keep these attacks from accessing a network.

Last year, a record number of breaches was reported in Singapore. Making the headlines were the leaks of data from a bicycle-sharing operator, a ride-sharing company and a secondary school.

IT teams are making an effort to protect company data by educating employees, running vulnerability tests and implementing secure browsing software. However, these practices aren’t enough to eradicate the human errors that can cause phishing attacks, data breaches and malware exposure.

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