The post-pandemic world represents an ongoing challenge for IT and security professionals looking to stay ahead of cyber criminals.
Some of these issues are controllable, others less so, but taking a holistic view to security is essential for businesses of all sizes. This situation is further exacerbated by the global cybersecurity skills shortage.
In a recent article, Thales looked ahead to the new year in security and made six predictions. Read more to find out more about the following impacts:
- How layoffs and hiring freezes could impact security
- The increasing importance of data sovereignty
- Increased consolidation efforts
- Ransomware targeting connected devices and electric vehicles
- Security frontiers of the meta-universe
- The business of cyber crime and extortion ransomware
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