2017 has been notable for rapid digital transformation and expansion of the potential attack surface, the increasing sophistication of cyber attacks, and a lapse in basic cybersecurity hygiene. The number of high-profile data breaches and the resulting theft of hundreds of millions of data files containing personally identifiable information (PII) is a testament to the risks associated with these changes. The growing cybersecurity skills gap is driving security throughput for many security devices to a crawl, according to the Threat Landscape Report. The report also highlights the growing cyber skills gap in the cybersecurity community.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/3243062/2017-threat-trends-the-year-in-review.html