Metaverse brings accrued cyber risk

Businesses considering hopping on the metaverse bandwagon have been warned to look for impending hacks that might expose their sensitive data to catastrophic attacks, breaches, and exfiltration.
Metaverse brings accrued cyber risk

Businesses considering hopping on the metaverse bandwagon have been warned to look for impending hacks that might expose their sensitive data to catastrophic attacks, breaches, and exfiltration.

IT and cybersecurity professionals are worried that many organizations are racing to establish their presence in the metaverse without a solid cybersecurity plan.

According to cybersecurity experts, this exposes companies operating in that market and specific internet users to a wide range of hazards that might result in increased incidents of asset theft, phishing, and account hacking.

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