{"id":22517,"date":"2020-12-22T10:03:46","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T10:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/top-21-security-predictions-for-2021\/"},"modified":"2023-09-14T13:14:13","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T13:14:13","slug":"top-21-security-predictions-for-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/bigdata-cloud\/top-21-security-predictions-for-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"The Top 21 Security Predictions for 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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When the topic of 2021 security predictions came up at a recent meeting of top cyberindustry executives, several leaders starting laughing.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cReally? After we completely blew it last year?\u201d said one chief strategist.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cWow! We\u2019re not even out of the woods yet with COVID-19,\u201d said a marketing expert. \u201cHow can we talk about the post-pandemic world with credibility?\u201d<\/p>\n\n

\u201cI doubt many cybersecurity companies will fully participate right now Dan. So many moving parts, industry disruptions, budget challenges, political issues, new tech unknowns and more. \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n

The many \u201cbah humbug\u201d thoughts and opinions shared about even attempting to look at upcoming online cybertrends reminded me of this 2016\u00a0Computerworld<\/em>\u00a0editorial on the folly of cybersecurity predictions<\/a>\u00a0and my response in\u00a0CSO Magazine<\/em>\u00a0explaining\u00a0why we continue to have more security predictions and how you can benefit<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

But despite some naysayer forecasts assuming a lack of interest in security predictions for the coming year, I can definitively announce another growth in new security industry predictions, forecasts and related trend reports (with new lists) for 2021.<\/p>\n\n

In the past two months I have received a deluge of emails with interest from small, medium and large companies who want to get on board the prediction\/forecast train now. Many others are back for more.<\/p>\n\n

Some cybersecurity findings that will impact next year require digging and Google searching. Nevertheless, there are more companies participating, with more interest, more forecasts, and bolder statements about future cybersecurity directions and our coming online life after the pandemic recedes.<\/p>\n\n

Yes, we are seeing some new twists, as we do every year. More companies are renaming these reports away from the traditional \u201cpredictions\u201d or \u201cforecast.\u201d White papers and reports are using words like \u201ctrends,\u201d \u201cfindings,\u201d \u201ccyberissues,\u201d \u201crecommended solutions,\u201d \u201cactions required,\u201d \u201cthemes\u201d or other words that still point to their desire to describe what happened, what is coming next and what needs to be done now to prepare for 2021 and beyond.<\/p>\n\n

A few companies, like McAfee, decided to hold off and issue their prediction reports in January, so they are not included. But no matter which words are used, all of these organizations seek to be seen as \u201cthought leaders\u201d and\/or trend-setters for new, global cybersolutions and even crisis imperatives.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n

Who\u2019s right? Who should we listen to after 2020? Where are the \u201ctrue thought leaders?\u201d You will need to decide, but without a doubt, these lists can help. I urge you to follow the links and dig much deeper into key topics.<\/p>\n\n

Last week, I released my roundup of 2020 cybersecurity trends, which describes\u00a0how COVID-19 brought a global cyber pandemic<\/a>. Shortly after that year-end report was released, we learned about the massive scale of the\u00a0SolarWinds breach<\/a>, which even\u00a0impacted the U.S. nuclear weapons agency<\/a>. Therefore, the cyber pandemic was even broader and deeper than previously revealed \u2014 while the headline topic remains the same. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Reviewing 2020 Predictions \u2014 Good, Bad and Ugly<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Last December, in \u201cThe Top 20 Security Predictions for 2020<\/a>,\u201d we reported this about the new decade: \u201cCommon prediction themes across vendors include the 2020 elections in the U.S., more targeted ransomware, more ways to attack the cloud, and an explosion of problems with deepfake technology.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cThere\u2019s disagreement on the most important cyberthreats to focus on as we head into 2020, even though everyone agrees that cybersecurity is more important than ever before. Just as in 2019, we have the continuation of arguments for and against AI (i.e., how helpful is AI really and will our enemies use it or not?). Also, the continued disagreement on whether cloud versus mobile threats are more of a challenge. \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n

Of course, there is no mention of a global pandemic and the impacts that it would have regarding an explosion of security issues from more staff working from home. I did write this: \u201cFinally, will cyber terrorism reemerge? Very few dire predictions (again) about Cyber 9\/11s or Cyber Pearl Harbors or even people dying in hospitals from cyberattacks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

Little did we know that a cyber pandemic would be the top year-end summary story for 2020, which would include ransomware, data breaches, health-care attacks impacting patients and now the SolarWinds data breach. In June 2020, I published this\u00a0mid-year set of blog predictions in a special coronavirus edition<\/a>\u00a0with select vendors.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Moving on to predicting 2021, here are some major trends that cut across a large number of cybersecurity industry prediction reports:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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