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2023 Predictions from an Endpoint Security and Management Expert
By Ashley Leonard, Syxsense CEO
For many, 2022 has been a year of exploration and discovery. As the threat landscape has continued to evolve, organizations worldwide have leaned on security providers to help overcome some of their biggest challenges. As a result, we’ve seen significant investments in Zero Trust, advances across AI automation and machine learning, feature consolidation, and much more. But many organizations continue to struggle with adoption due to the ongoing skills gaps or budgetary shortcomings.
With Gartner predicting that, “spending on information security and risk management products and services is forecast to grow 11.3% to reach more than $188.3 billion in 2023,” where will organizations and security teams invest? As we look to 2023, I’d like to share a few of my security predictions.
1. Zero Trust comes of age
Zero Trust has been such a massive buzzword in 2022. However, even with the apparent benefits to security and business, the actual application of Zero Trust technology within corporate infrastructure has been minimal. While there is interest and initial investment, most organizations stall in some stage of the process. In 2023 we will finally see Zero Trust concepts implemented at scale within corporate IT environments.
2. Artificial Intelligence (AI)
AI is another technology discussed broadly but has seen limited implementation across corporate IT spaces. However, its ability to automate, streamline, and garner insights about cybersecurity threats and their behaviors without human input makes it highly desirable. Anticipate that business decision-makers and front-end IT practitioners have put AI on the budget for 2023. We should also expect an AI arms race, with good and malicious players utilizing the technology.
3. Orchestration and Automation
IT departments can expect to be stretched to the limits in 2023 as inflation, and a global recession, puts additional pressure on IT budgets. Expect “Orchestration and Automation” technologies to be vital for allowing IT to maintain security and service.
4. Attacks on Cloud
Since the pandemic, there have been concerted efforts to consolidate infrastructure. For one, IT departments are migrating more critical business functions to the cloud – think emails, accounting tools, CRM, and others. A bullseye is now on cloud platforms. In the next few years, we will see a significant increase in cloud security breaches and more attacks on private entities instead of governments.
5. Autonomous Endpoints
In recent years, there has been a lot of focus on the cloud, which centralizes computing power but leaves the endpoints underutilized in many cases. For 2023, some tasks that are today managed by the cloud could begin to shift to the endpoints.
6. Regulation
The number of cyberattacks reached an all-time high in recent years. The federal government has responded by signing two new regulations into law in 2022, the State and Local Government Cybersecurity Act of 2021 and the Federal Rotational Cybersecurity Workforce Program Act of 2021. As the rate of cyberattacks continues to increase, 2023 will see more laws from both federal and state officials to keep up with the evolution and volume of cybercrimes.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Ashley Leonard, Syxsense CEO
Ashley Leonard is the Founder and CEO of Syxsense – a global leader in Unified Security and Endpoint Management (USEM). He is a technology entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience in enterprise software, sales, marketing, and operations, providing critical leadership during the high-growth stages of well-known technology organizations. He has founded several successful technology companies with global operations, serves on several boards, and mentors up-and-coming technology CEOs. Accolades include being named a finalist for Ernst & Young’s “Entrepreneur of The Year” and AeA’s “Outstanding Private Company CEO” Award and won the AGC Innovation CEO Award.
