Silent Sector, a leading cybersecurity firm specializing in protecting mid-market businesses, has discovered a major flaw in the two-factor authentication (2FA) enrollment process that could leave millions of organizations vulnerable to cyberattacks. The vulnerability lies in the use of QR codes for 2FA, a common security practice across industries, and poses an urgent threat to the security of organizations that rely on this method to protect sensitive accounts.

Real-time monitoring and the ease of data retrieval for advanced physical and digital security drive the need for security sensors. According to Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis, Sensor Technologies Impacting the Physical and Digital Security Market, by 2025, there will be a significant increase in the use of contactless sensing technologies for physical and digital security applications, including cameras, LiDAR, and terahertz (THz) image sensing.

Zero trust is top of mind for most organizations as a critical strategy to reduce risk, but few organizations have actually completed zero-trust implementations. Gartner, Inc. predicts that by 2026, 10% of large enterprises will have a mature and measurable zero-trust program in place, up from less than 1% today.

Security and risk management, application and integration strategies, and infrastructure and operations are the top three technology priorities for midsize enterprises (MSEs) in 2022, according to a recent Gartner, Inc. survey. “MSEs are shifting investments and even increasing budgets to fund their top technology priorities,” said Mike Cisek, VP Analyst at Gartner.

Despite the imminent danger from a fast- evolving cyber threat horizon, ABI Research finds that cybersecurity investment within the industrial control systems (ICS) market is severely lagging. Indeed, the consultancy expects investments to barely cross the $2 billion mark by 2025.