MailGuard Partners Blog

Commenting on paradigm shifts in cybersecurity in 2020, Ann Johnson, Corporate Vice President, SCI Business Development at Microsoft wrote: 

A PwC survey released at the end of 2020 highlighted fears of growing cyber-attacks targeting local critical infrastructure. 

Cybersecurity was a significant catalyst in facilitating productive remote work and ensuring business continuity in 2020. 

Against the backdrop of a global pandemic, and with more businesses operating remotely, the global scourge of cybercrime became even more calamitous in 2020.

In the final weeks of 2020, news of the SolarWinds hack broke – a cyber-attack that has been dubbed as “the Pearl Harbor of American IT”.    

Cybersecurity is one of the hardest variables to control, with the rapid acceleration of technology and the constant emergence of new attack vectors.

While challenging, 2020 drove a long-overdue review of our approach to cybersecurity for many, especially with the explosion of COVID-19 themed cybercrime targeting remote workforces.

Among other things, 2020 reminded us how fundamental cybersecurity is to business continuity.

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated digital transformation among many businesses, but also simultaneously exposed their cyber vulnerabilities and levels of unpreparedness against insidious, targeted cyber threats. 

As 2020 comes to a close, we want to extend a big thank you to our partner community for all of your invaluable support throughout what has been a tumultuous year.