The cyber threat: Investment strategies for an uncertain world

The cyber threat is diversifying, proliferating and intensifying. This change is driven by technology, people and the geopolitical environment. Most concerningly, cyber capabilities are now a fundamental lever for nation states which use them to project influence, steal information and disrupt adversaries. States are also increasingly willing to use these capabilities in pursuit of their foreign policy and economic goals.

Set against the cyber threat, success in the digital and services economy requires speed, innovation, customer experience and delivery – both for clients and employees. Hybrid working and the global marketplace require data, services and infrastructure to be constantly accessible, information easily shareable and services easily transferrable.

Moreover, organisations often outsource the security of their data and systems to third-party providers (payroll, HR, accounting, project management) and this provides attack vectors for cyber actors while also driving innovation in cyber security. The dynamic is therefore not just a cyber threat and presents significant investment opportunities in the cyber security sector.