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IT Modernization Efforts Need to Prioritize

Cybersecurity

By Mark Marron, CEO and President, ePlus, Inc.

Organizations are increasingly advancing their digital transformation efforts to deliver internal efficiencies,
reduce costs, and improve customer experiences.

As a side-effect of doing this, many have become more reliant on third-party solutions like cloud
providers, IoT, process automation, robotics, AI-powered cybersecurity threat detection tools, and more.
With every new technology or new vendor that you introduce into your business, you also introduce
enhanced risk as your attack surface grows.

Cyber criminals are like chameleons, always changing their skin to elude detection. The rise of generative
artificial intelligence (AI) is a welcome addition to their toolkits, offering them new attack vectors to exploit,
and even new ways to launch their attacks. For companies of all sizes, the need to double down on
cybersecurity has never been greater.

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