4 Security Predictions For 2022
As 2022 continues rolling on, we are once again faced with an uncertain security landscape. As difficult as previous years have been from a security standpoint, 2022 is trending toward more of the same or worse, especially when it comes to online or logical threats.
As companies strive to keep their employees, inventory, premises, and data safe, keeping up with new trends and predictions can help to prepare them for novel vulnerabilities they may otherwise not have been prepared for.
In that light, we’ll take a look at 4 security predictions for 2022 and try to formulate a picture of what the security environment will look like in the coming year.
Physical and Logical Security Convergence
Industries are starting to recognize that there is a convergence between physical and computational security, with a growing understanding that the two are dependent on each other in many ways.
This convergence, sometimes referred to as Physical Information Security (PIM), is a direct result of the correlation between logical data breaches and increased physical security measures.
In fact, with a survey of 500 executives revealing that only 49% of companies have a comprehensive plan to deal with insider security threats – threats to an environment from employees rather than outsiders – it’s no wonder that data breaches can easily stem from poor physical security.
To that end, it’s useful to look at security as an integrated concern instead of separating it out into physical and online aspects, since both physical security working in tandem with computer security measures are the driving force in preventing logical data attacks.
And the success of ransomware attacks means they won’t be going away anytime soon. Forcepoint expects an escalation in ransomware incidents, noting that there is an incentive for unscrupulous organizations to hire ransomware attackers to gain access to competitors’ information.
So in 2022, expect there to be a closing of the gap between cyber security and physical security as these two domains continue to overlap.
Biometric Security Adoption To Jump
The usage and adoption of biometric security are expected to rise significantly in 2022.
This trend also extends to facility access control, with biometrics offering key advantages over traditional methods such as keycards. Today’s sophisticated security systems are virtually impossible to fool, using a person’s own biometric markers such as fingerprints to identify them.
As well, biometrics improve the security of companies with bring your own device (BYOD) policies since many devices already incorporate the technology, offering an additional layer of security to corporate networks and their sensitive data.
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Despite concerns over higher implementation costs and user privacy controls, expect biometric security technology to see a large jump in 2022.
Physical Security Device Vulnerability
With the ever-expanding availability of internet-connected devices, the potential for data breaches has similarly increased. These so-called “internet of things” or IOT devices include physical security devices such as facility access hardware and CCTVs, and attacks against them are expected to rise.
Not only are CCTVs open to the potential for having their imagery subverted and rerouted but hackers can leverage them in order to gain access to sensitive data on company networks.
And due to these IP-enabled devices’ vulnerability to malware attacks, Gartner estimated that by 2020, more than 25 percent of attacks in enterprises involved IOT devices, an alarming trend that doesn’t bode well for the coming year.
The good news is that top flight security companies are aware of these vulnerabilities and can initiate processes and procedures to mitigate the risk. However, expect IOT device vulnerability to continue to be a hot topic in 2022.
Data Breaches To Rise
As hackers continue to refine their operations and find new and innovative ways to launch attacks, the overall number of data breaches is expected to continue its upward trend in 2022.
Experian’s 2022 Data Breach Industry Forecast predicts that infrastructure will bear the brunt of these attacks, with physical infrastructure, like electrical grids, being the primary target. Hackers are also likely to go after funds issued by Congress intended to help rebuild infrastructure like roads and bridges.
It’s likewise urgent that hospitals, insurance companies, clinics and private practices have up to date physical and network security measures in place in order to avoid being a victim of sensitive data breaches in 2022.
The common thread among these forecasted 2022 trends is the idea that physical security and data security have become co-dependent. Despite the predicted rise in online attacks against networks and IOT devices, companies need to ensure that their physical security is robust enough to help them weather the storm.
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