2022 was a BIG year for Cyber Security. According to Cyber Security Hub, more than 4100 data breaches were publicly exposed with a number of high-profile attacks including Twitter, Optus and WhatsApp.
In today’s world, bad actors are well organized, informed and also persistent with the volume and speed of attacks increasing. Their motives are changing, with data leakage, exfiltration, theft and restructure being top objectives causing data damage to now be the top concern of IT decision makers.
So what does 2023 hold? We’ve gathered thoughts from experts across Commvault to answer that very question.
Industry-Wide Shift to Proactive, Early Threat Prevention
– Matt Tyrer
In short, businesses will need and begin to implement proactive solutions to constantly monitor their environment to catch threats and enable early warning/response. Bad guys are getting in, and we aren’t knowing about it early enough.
From a cyber security and threat defence perspective, the industry today could be essentially divided in two approaches:
- Preventative Measures: These vendors are your perimeter defence vendors like firewalls, anti-virus, SIEM/SOAR tools, along with other data loss prevention (DLP) and intrusion detection/prevention solutions. Even the newer identity access management (IAM) security vendors, who are adding key security functionality to control who can see what in your environment, can be grouped in here. They are all the locks on your doors and windows actively working to keep the bad guys out of the house so that they can’t even start the fire.
- Reactive Measures: These tend to be the storage and most conventional backup vendors who are focused on protecting the data itself. Aiming to ensure it is available for recovery via table stakes features like immutability and anomaly detection (threat hunting) in the backups. These solutions are the sprinkler system and fire alarm – by the time they are triggered your house is already on fire and your only response is triage and disaster recovery.
Don’t get me wrong, both of these are critical parts of a layered security posture and strategy but there is a gap which where early warning lives. It’s the abilities to better respond when a breach occurs, while not waiting for data damage to be done before recovery is kickstarted.
This is why my prediction is an industry wide shift to more PROACTIVE warning systems, helping companies fill gaps between their preventive and reactionary toolsets.
Thankfully, Commvault is ahead of this game with our ThreatWise cyber deception technology. Get started NOW on proactively defending your data.
Rise in Managed Services Provider Spending
– Donna Namorato
The Institute of International Finance is predicting a global economic growth rate of just 1.2% in 2023, a level on par with 2009 when the world was only beginning its emergence from the from the financial crisis.1 Even with economic uncertainty looming, expect that cybersecurity spending will continue to rise but don’t be surprised if there is a decline in product and service spending.
Y aunque el gasto en ciberseguridad aumenta, según una encuesta de Jefferies a directores de sistemas de información (CIO), el 53 % señaló que recortaría el gasto en gestión de servicios de TI (ITSM). Si esto ocurre, cabría esperar un aumento del gasto en proveedores de servicios gestionados (MSP). Los MSP se especializan en segmentos específicos de las TI y pueden ofrecer experiencia especializada en este ámbito, ya que atraen y retienen talento, algo que a las organizaciones les resulta difícil lograr.
To remain vigilant against ransomware and data security, organizations must adopt a ransomware strategy and develop an plan de respuesta ante incidentes against bad actors. Incorporating a multilayered security framework is also vital to safeguard your data and reduce cybersecurity risk. And, when you need help, las soluciones de Readiness frente al ransomware de Commvault is available to assist you.
Industry and Platform Consolidation
– Brian Brockway, Global Chief Technology Officer
En la actualidad, el sector de la seguridad es muy complejo. Existen muchísimas herramientas en el mercado y muchas empresas cuentan con múltiples soluciones para garantizar una protección total. Sin embargo, hemos observado que el sector ha comenzado a consolidarse, una tendencia que debería continuar en 2023. Todos los componentes deben trabajar de forma conjunta para funcionar con la máxima eficiencia y ofrecer las mejores garantías de protección. Consolidarlos en una única plataforma será esencial para garantizar que se saca el máximo partido a las soluciones, y disponer de un único panel de control es clave para gestionarlas. Especialmente ahora que los costes siguen aumentando, las organizaciones deben asegurarse de que gastan cada céntimo de forma inteligente y obtienen el máximo rendimiento de cada adquisición.
Sin embargo, debido a la enorme cantidad de amenazas a las que se enfrentan las empresas, también existe una creciente conciencia de que no todo se puede detener, por muy buenas que sean las soluciones o por muy eficazmente que se gestionen. Las organizaciones deben centrar su atención en la resiliencia. Hoy en día es casi inevitable que las empresas sufran un ataque en algún momento, pero lo que realmente importa es la rapidez con la que se pueda recuperar. Deben realizarse copias de seguridad periódicas para que, incluso si ocurre lo peor, el tiempo de inactividad se reduzca al mínimo y las operaciones comerciales normales puedan restablecerse lo antes posible con un daño duradero mínimo.
“Inside-out” CyberSecurity, Tiger Teams and Managed Services
– Zack Brigman, Sr Product Marketing Manager
Las ciberamenazas siguen alcanzando máximos históricos, tanto en el número de ataques que tienen éxito como en los daños causados por ellos. De cara al año 2023, los expertos prevén que estas tendencias sigan avanzando en la dirección equivocada, ya que los adversarios emplean nuevas tácticas sofisticadas, las redes de hackers a sueldo siguen expandiéndose y la brecha de competencias en seguridad y TI se amplía. Y aunque estas fuerzas negativas plantean retos difíciles de superar, las organizaciones darán un gran paso adelante durante el próximo año para planificar mejor, invertir y madurar sus disciplinas de ciberseguridad.
Prioritization
Breaches happen. But not all assets, systems, and data are created equal. Given that a small percentage of information assets carry the majority of business risk, progressive companies will begin employing an “inside-out” cybersecurity strategy. One that starts with hardening and securing their most critical assets first – then working toward the perimeter. While perimeter defences and preventing intrusion will (and should) remain a paramount focus, this risk-aligned approach enables the prioritization of defence strategies to mitigate risk for high-value assets and functions. This reshapes conventional “outside-in” approaches, making security investments more accessible and operational.
Tiger Teams
To better manage emerging threats and respond to risk, we will continue to see a rise in fusion teams (thanks Gartner for the term!) – merging IT, security, and operational stakeholders together to drive change. These blended teams help create new synergies by pairing complementary (but often siloed) groups and capacities to achieve common goals. These cross-functional teams increase visibility across the organization, discover and eliminate blind spots, and optimize investments in existing and new tools. While many mature organizations already leverage fusion teams today, 2023 will see a more widespread adoption of these functions to better identify risks, implement cyber response strategies, and manage threats.
Managed Services
As threats mount, businesses will continue to adopt managed service (MSP) and managed security service (MSSP) offerings to augment existing tools and tactics. This is particularly true of lean IT departments and those looking to enhance their security operations centers. Leveraging these managed providers will enable organizations to close the cyber security skills gap, tap into a consortium of specialized solutions, and scale their cyber practice without managing additional headcount or disparate solutions.
Thanks to all our contributors! Stay tuned to see if their predictions come true by following Commvault and our DPaaS portfolio Metallic on Social Media.
