Cybersecurity Predictions You Need for 2023

According to Forrester’s recent report on cybersecurity predictions for 2023, there will be an increased focus on proactive and predictive security measures. Artificial intelligence and machine learning will be crucial in detecting and preventing cyberattacks, and organizations will increasingly invest in security automation tools. The report also predicts that ransomware attacks will continue to rise and become more sophisticated, targeting critical infrastructure and cloud-based environments. Additionally, there will be a greater need for collaboration between security teams and the board to establish a more robust security posture. 

In 2019, cybersecurity breaches continued to be an issue. There are still many vulnerabilities that need addressing and holes that need patching. A recent Cybersecurity Industry Alliance (CISA) report predicted that cybercrime would increase by six percent in 2022 and 2023 combined. However, as we move further into this decade, there is some good news for businesses that have invested heavily in their enterprise security solutions: cybercriminals are beginning to specialize. The bad news for everyone else is that these specialized groups of criminals are more sophisticated than ever before—and they’re getting worse every year 

State-sponsored cyberwar will become a daily event 

In the next decade, cyber warfare will become a daily event. The threat of a state-sponsored cyberattack has grown over the past few years, and it doesn’t look like it will slow down any time soon. Cybersecurity experts predict that attacks on critical infrastructure will increase exponentially in the coming years. Some even suggest we’re at “the dawn of a new era” of hacking and espionage. 

This trend is on display across the globe: China has been accused of stealing economic secrets from American companies; Russia has been linked to election interference; Iran has launched cyberattacks against Saudi Arabia and Israel; North Korea attacked Sony Pictures Entertainment in 2014; Germany blamed Russia for coordinated attacks on its internet service providers (ISPs) earlier this year; a massive DDoS attack accompanied Brexit on British ISPs—and those are just a few examples from 2018 alone! 

Cybersecurity will be added to the Geneva Convention as a war crime 

If you’re unfamiliar with the Geneva Convention, it’s a series of international treaties that outline what is and isn’t considered a war crime. In this case, we’re saying that cybercrime will become recognized as an act of war—which means it could be outlawed by international law. 

The move from criminal charges to war crimes would be massive for cybersecurity as a field. It would give governments more power to prosecute hackers who break into computers or infrastructure to cause harm or steal information. However, it also means that people who use hacking skills for legitimate reasons may suddenly face harsher penalties if they step over the line into illegal territory (and vice versa). 

Cybercrime as a Service (CaaS) cybercrime will be on the rise 

Cybercrime as a Service (CaaS) will rise in 2023. CaaS is the delivery of cybercrime services to criminals. This business model has been around for years, but it is becoming more popular with cybercriminals who have found ways to monetize their malicious activities. CaaS will be the new normal for cybercriminals—and they’ll be making money hand-over-fist because of it! 

Cybercriminals will take a page from the marketing handbook 

In 2023, cybercriminals will take a page from the marketing handbook. They’ll use social engineering to get people to click on links and open attachments. They’ll send phishing emails that look like they come from legitimate companies or individuals. And they’ll use malware, a malicious software designed to damage or disable computers, that infects your system when you click on an infected link or attachment. 

In 2023, cybersecurity breaches will be more pervasive, and the threats will become more sophisticated.  The problem of cybersecurity breaches will only get worse as cybercriminals become more sophisticated. In 2023, we predict that corporations and individuals will face increasing breaches as malware develops to target previously unknown vulnerabilities. Cybersecurity itself could become a war crime under the Geneva Convention—a move that would allow nations to prosecute those who commit acts of cyber warfare against each other without violating international law. For more insightful blogs, visit auxin.io