cyber trends
FROM MAJOR SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTION AND COVID-RELATED SCAMS , TO DEVASTATING RANSOMWARE ATTACKS AND EMERGING DEEP FAKES , 2021 WAS UNDOUBTEDLY ANOTHER MOMENTOUS YEAR FOR CYBERSECURITY . TRIS MORGAN , GLOBAL DIRECTOR SECURITY ADVISORY , BT , DISCUSSES SOME OF THE PIVOTAL TRENDS HE EXPECTS TO SHAPE THE CYBERSECURITY INDUSTRY AS WE SET OUR SIGHTS ON WHAT ’ S TO COME IN 2022 .
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C wreaked havoc across continents and in multiple industries , with incidents having greater real-world impact than ever before . We ’ ve seen cyber-related fuel shortages , shop closures , healthcare disruption – the list goes on .
Faced with a growing threat landscape , the need to navigate the shift to hybrid working and a global shortage of skilled security professionals , organisations around the world are struggling to keep up .
Every year we ’ re seeing the threat landscape become increasingly complex and fast-paced and one of the few certainties we have in security is that this year will be no different . From new cybercriminal behaviours and attack methods to cyber meets sustainability
Get ready for public extortion , serious scams and AI ; cyber in 2022 and beyond
and demand for digital privacy , there will be a number of key trends that we ’ ll see more – so let ’ s explore them .
Cybercriminals will leverage the public domain to extort businesses in 2022
In general , cyberattackers have kept blackmail and extortion attempts private to evade law enforcement and to urge their victims to pay up and avoid the impact of it becoming publicly known . With cybersecurity now very much in the public eye , this is likely to change , especially for major organisations .
Going public with the threat of an attack will force businesses to manage pressure from customers , government and regulators to avoid loss of sensitive data or operational impact , potentially
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