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.
Et alors même que les dépenses en cybersécurité augmentent, selon une enquête menée par Jefferies auprès des DSI, 53 % d’entre eux ont indiqué qu’ils réduiraient leurs dépenses en matière de gestion des services informatiques (ITSM). Si cela se produit, je m’attendrais à voir une hausse des dépenses consacrées aux prestataires de services gérés (MSP). Les MSP sont spécialisés dans des segments informatiques spécifiques et peuvent offrir une expertise informatique de haut niveau, car ils parviennent à attirer et à fidéliser les talents, ce que les entreprises ont du mal à faire.
To remain vigilant against ransomware and data security, organizations must adopt a ransomware strategy and develop an incident response plan against bad actors. Incorporating a multilayered security framework is also vital to safeguard your data and reduce cybersecurity risk. And, when you need help, Commvault Ransomware Readiness Solutions is available to assist you.
Industry and Platform Consolidation
– Brian Brockway, Global Chief Technology Officer
À l’heure actuelle, le secteur de la sécurité est très complexe. Il existe une multitude d’outils et de nombreuses entreprises ont recours à plusieurs solutions pour s’assurer d’être pleinement protégées. Cependant, nous avons constaté que le secteur commence à se consolider, une tendance qui devrait se poursuivre en 2023. Tous les composants doivent fonctionner de concert afin d’atteindre une efficacité maximale et d’offrir les meilleures chances de protection. Leur regroupement au sein d’une plateforme unique sera essentiel pour tirer le meilleur parti de vos solutions, et disposer d’une vue d’ensemble unique est indispensable à leur gestion. D’autant plus que les coûts ne cessent d’augmenter, les organisations doivent s’assurer de dépenser chaque centime à bon escient et d’obtenir un rendement optimal de chaque achat.
Pourtant, face à la multitude de menaces qui pèsent sur les entreprises, on prend de plus en plus conscience qu’il est impossible de tout bloquer, quelle que soit la qualité de vos solutions ou l’efficacité avec laquelle vous les gérez. Les entreprises doivent désormais se concentrer sur la résilience. Il est aujourd’hui presque inévitable qu’une entreprise soit attaquée à un moment ou à un autre, mais ce qui compte vraiment, c’est la rapidité avec laquelle vous pouvez vous en remettre. Des sauvegardes régulières doivent être effectuées afin que, même si le pire devait arriver, les temps d’arrêt soient réduits au minimum et que les opérations commerciales normales puissent être rétablies aussi rapidement que possible, avec un minimum de dommages durables.
“Inside-out” CyberSecurity, Tiger Teams and Managed Services
– Zack Brigman, Sr Product Marketing Manager
Les cybermenaces continuent d’atteindre des niveaux records, tant en termes de nombre de violations réussies que de dommages causés par ces attaques. À l’horizon 2023, les experts prévoient que ces tendances continueront à évoluer dans la mauvaise direction, car les attaquants emploient de nouvelles tactiques sophistiquées, les réseaux de pirates à la solde de tiers ne cessent de s’étendre et le déficit de compétences en sécurité et en informatique se creuse. Et bien que ces forces négatives posent des défis difficiles à surmonter, les organisations feront un grand bond en avant au cours de l’année à venir pour mieux planifier, investir et faire évoluer leurs pratiques en matière de cybersécurité.
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.
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