It is a common practice for public and private organizations to depend on their IT teams to secure data; while there is nothing wrong with the idea, it is not enough. With more people operating remotely and the number of global data breaches jumping by 273% in the first quarter of 2020, the IT team cannot take on the task of overseeing data protection efficiently alone as we move on.

Even individuals who may not be part of any organization need to secure their data and ensure their privacy; this has become critical in the face of the heightened activities of cybercriminals. The prediction by Gartner Inc. that global security spending will hit $170 billion by 2022 indicates that cybercriminals are not relenting in their nefarious activities.