TechRepublic’s Karen Roby talked with Marcus Valor, director of strategic threat at Darktrace, about predictions for the future of cybersecurity in 2021. The following is an edited transcript of their conversation. Karen Roby: I have to say Marcus, before we start, it actually sounds like a really cool title with the

As more and more of a building’s functions are automated and controlled via smart technology systems, has cybersecurity been an afterthought? In Boris Johnson’s recent announcement of a £16.5bn increase to defence spending, he stated that a substantial amount of this will be spent on cybersecurity defences. When it comes to property

Small and mid-sized organizations face the same significant cybersecurity threats that plague large enterprises. When I was CIO of a large financial services company, I had immense support from my security team, applying significant budgets to reduce cybersecurity risk. Smaller organizations address similar risks but have significantly fewer resources. A

As cities get smarter through connected networks, they become more vulnerable to cyberattacks. The umbrella term of a smart city is more than a concept, it is a dream. The smart city is a space where everything is connected to each other and is highly dependent on technologies. However, the issue here is

Every year is a worse one for cybersecurity. No matter how advanced defenses get, attackers’ methods and means seem to get more sophisticated. 2020, of course, was no ordinary year, and a spike in cybercrime that sought to exploit a crisis and disrupt recovery efforts truly tarred the blackhat industry