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Here are some of the cybersecurity trends for 2022 that
Devoteam Cyber Trust experts have identified:
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1. Increased attacks on global supply chains
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Supply chains are interconnected systems with the objective
of delivering products or services to companies or consumers
in various areas. These supply chains are flows that take
advantage of trust relationships established between its peers,
and it is precisely in these links that attackers have been
focusing to cause disruption and exploit vulnerabilities in
systems and organisations.
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2. Increased attacks on Internet of Things (IoT) devices
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The Internet of Things (IoT) is no longer a distant reality.
It’s already part of our lives: from scales, fitness trackers,
refrigerators, cars, lamps, among others.
The reality is that these devices "cohabit" on our networks with
other more traditional devices like our computers and data.
However, these devices open new "doors and windows" that are
often not robust compared to a computer or a mobile phone.
By 2022, the trend to emerge from new devices will continue, as
will demand for new weaker links from cyberattackers.
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3. Artificial Intelligence will grow
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is the ability of a machine to
reproduce human-like skills such as reasoning, learning, planning
and creativity.
In recent years, there has been constant evolution and AI is becoming
increasingly predictive, which means that AI is learning not only
where data vulnerabilities exist now, but also where it will occur
tomorrow. AI is a great promise to detect patterns of online behavior
that may indicate a potential attack about to happen. However, AI can
also be used by cybercriminals when finding vulnerabilities in its
development and implementation, so a demanding scrutiny is needed
in its implementation.
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4. Growing demand for cybersecurity talent
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The challenges organisations increasingly face related to information-sharing
security, need knowledge and the ability to create programs to identify
and mitigate vulnerabilities in the most effective and efficient way.
The industry's growth trend and increased job opportunities in cybersecurity
will maintain its growing trend in 2022.
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5. Challenge in managing security on local networks
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In the last two years remote work has increased exponentially posing
enormous security challenges in accessing data and management tools.
In 2022, this challenge is expected to remain up to IT and cybersecurity
teams to ensure the continuity of business in security.
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6. Focus on cybersecurity training and education | The Human Factor
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The success of balanced cybersecurity management does not depend
solely on technology and processes. Users, i.e., each of us, should
act as a natural extension of core cybersecurity teams.
The need for awareness, training, education and updating of users
will be a strong continuous need in the years to come.
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7. Ransomware will evolve
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Ransomware will be one of the main trends in 2022, the creativity
and audacity of cybercriminals will be in the spotlight. We have already
seen the use of third party extortion techniques and in the near future
we will see new methods. The techniques of cybercriminals in ransomware
will evolve, such as the case of the ransomware of double extortion,
a monumental cyberthreat even more challenging. In a double-extorting
ransomware attack, the data is first extracted and then encrypted; therefore,
if victims refuse to pay the ransom, the data will be disclosed online
or may even be sold by the highest offer.
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8. Regulation is advancing
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In Europe, many governments want to increase cybersecurity control by
2022. In recent times we have seen a number of measures put forward
by the European Commission and the High Representative for Security
Policy to strengthen cybersecurity in the EU in order to bring Europe
together with appropriate tools to deal with cyberattacks. These
measures include the "Cybersecurity Regulation", which assigns TO
ENISA, the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity, an important
operational role in combating this problem. It has also established
a new European certification system to ensure that products and
services in the digital world are more securely used. More information
here.
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9. Mobile devices as point of attack
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The last decade has been defined by the massification of the use
of mobile devices as a productive source and more agile and versatile
access to users. However, this trend has also brought new difficulties
in the context of cybersecurity, since it is a new vector of potential
vulnerability and with a very strong growth.
Mobile security, resiliency, as well as the reliability and security
of mobile apps will be a topic on the agenda of cybersecurity
managers in 2022.
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Cloud adoption by a significant proportion of online resources has
been a strong trend, addressing issues of efficiency, effectiveness
and agility. However, attackers are also conscious to this context
and there has been a trend of articulation in the world of cybercrime
oriented to exploit infrastructure vulnerabilities and systems
management in the Cloud.
In 2022, the resilience and solidification of organisations' Cloud
management and security controls will be a trend.
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