We’re finally done with 2022. The pandemic is mostly behind us, the world’s economy is rebounding and the year ahead looks bright. But as we move into 2023, it’s helpful to get some idea what’s ahead, especially when it comes to data security and privacy, since they will control much of what happens over the next year. To find out, we asked several industry leaders what they expected. The consensus – things will not get better and they may get worse, perhaps much worse.
“Overall, organizations and individuals need to stay vigilant and proactive in protecting themselves from cybersecurity threats,” said Bryan Hornung, CEO of Xact IT Solutions, “as the landscape is constantly evolving, and new threats are likely to emerge.”
Hornung said that the move to cloud storage and computing, the threats will change.
“There will be an increasing need to secure and protect this data from threats such as data breaches and unauthorized access,” he said.
What isn’t going to change dramatically are the targets of those attacks. According to Arti Raman, CEO and founder at Titaniam, large corporations are still a favored target. In a recent survey of corporate security professionals, “these experts found are that large corporations (41%) will be the top sector targeted for cyberattacks in 2023, favored over financial institutions (36%), government (14%), healthcare (9%), and education (8%). The fast-paced change has introduced new vulnerabilities into corporate networks, making them an increasingly attractive target for cyber attackers.”
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