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Top 5 cybersecurity trends for 2022

After this year’s chaos, cybersecurity experts intend to shift the way they protect data

It’s no secret that 2021 has been like playing a game of whack-a-mole in the cybersecurity world. From record-breaking ransomware attacks on major infrastructures to the latest Log4j discovery, the level of chaos couldn’t have been predicted.

Given all that has occurred in the tech world this past year, experts are predicting these 5 trends to occur in 2022:

  1. Government influence in cybersecurity
  2. Social engineering endures
  3. Shift focus on ransomware
  4. Ransomware-as-a-service actors prospering
  5. Better coordination in cybersecurity

Government influence in cybersecurity

For years, the federal government has been issuing warnings to private sectors about threats to their operations. Experts say every attack is preventable, but inevitably one will slip though the cracks. The key to prevention is planning, which will reduce downtime after an attack.

Social engineering endures

Phishing has been around for a long time and will unfortunately continue for years to come. Thanks to training from IT companies, we have gotten better at handling these types of attacks.  Older generations unfortunately are still vulnerable to the bait and clicks.

Shift focus on ransomware

The focus on how we handle ransomware is an after thought. 2020 will refocus to first line of attack. Data science will be crucial to predicting weaknesses in the supply chain.

Ransomware-as-a-service actors will prosper

Digital exploitation has been a booming business and will likely carry over into 2022, if 2021 was an indication on the havoc they can create. If nothing that has occurred in 2021 was clear, cyber criminals do not discriminate should be abundantly clear. Government and larger companies have shifted their focus to protecting their information this year, 2022 cybersecurity protection should be the focus of smaller companies too.

Better coordination in cybersecurity

As we’ve seen this year, our digital enemies have no problem getting together to take out critical infrastructures.  The cyber criminals have been coordinated and calculated with their attacks. If our cybersecurity experts can come together by sharing tools and resources with those who don’t have them, then the link that’s being bulldozed by these digital criminals would be harder to bypass.

For more information on how we plan to protect you, please contact our Vancouver or Austin office.