Predicted trends include a focus on creating a
security culture, a new social engineering battleground via social
media scams, catastrophic attacks on critical infrastructure,
deepfakes damaging reputations as well as a larger attack
surface
TAMPA
BAY, Fla., Nov. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- KnowBe4, the
provider of the world's largest security awareness training and
simulated phishing platform, today announced its 2023 cybersecurity
predictions from its team of industry experts.
The top five predicted cybersecurity trends for 2023
include:
- A shift in focus to creating a security culture within
organizations across the globe
The need for security
awareness training is now clear to most organizations and they are
starting to evolve from just training to additional emphasis on
behavior and culture. There has been a positive momentum toward
building a strong security culture globally that involves support
from executives and the employee base as a whole.
- A new social engineering battleground purported by an
increase in social media scams
Social media scams will
blossom, putting friends, family, organizations and colleagues at
risk. With the ever-growing industry of social media commerce and
marketplaces, people will be relying even more on indicators of
trust, such as how many connections an account has and how long the
account has been active, making them susceptible to scams that use
stolen social media accounts to trick individuals and
organizations. Also, with official verification now for sale for a
small fee on various platforms, scammers are sure to take
advantage.
- A rise in catastrophic attacks on critical
infrastructure
It is also likely that a major outage will
occur due to critical infrastructure being compromised, especially
given the ongoing war in the Ukraine with Russia. This could have the potential to have
societal and economic impacts for a large number of people or even
an entire nation. With a global recession and rising cost of
living, we may also see digital civil disobedience occurring
in the form of people attacking their own government sites or
national infrastructure as a form of protest.
- Dangerous deepfake attacks will become more convincing and
damage reputations
Deepfakes are a dangerous tool used to
build a level of trust, convincing unsuspecting people to accept
the words and actions of someone at face value. Organizations do
not have a deep level of understanding about the dangers this can
present regarding reputation and thus do not yet train their
employees enough on the topic.
- Larger attack surface introduces new threats with the
Metaverse
There is an increasing number of threat vectors
that are subsequently creating a larger attack surface, making it
more difficult to adequately protect organizations worldwide. With
the proliferation of the Metaverse, there are more opportunities
for cybercriminals to perpetrate attacks.
"This list of predictions in cybersecurity trends has been
gathered from our global group of experts who have decades of
experience in the cybersecurity field," said Stu Sjouwerman, CEO, KnowBe4. "They are at the
forefront of what is happening in the industry, constantly
following trends and staying up to date on the latest threats,
tools and techniques. Many of them noted a fundamental shift in
focus for organizations beyond security awareness training alone to
striving for a strong security culture that is driven by measurable
behavioral change. Also, social engineering will continue to
dominate as an overwhelmingly successful method for cybercriminals
to execute attacks."
For more information on KnowBe4's team of experts, visit
https://www.knowbe4.com/security-awareness-training-advocates.
About KnowBe4
KnowBe4, the provider of the world's largest security awareness
training and simulated phishing platform, is used by more than
54,000 organizations around the globe. Founded by IT and data
security specialist, Stu Sjouwerman,
KnowBe4 helps organizations address the human element of security
by raising awareness about ransomware, CEO fraud, and other social
engineering tactics through a new-school approach to awareness
training on security. Kevin Mitnick,
an internationally recognized cybersecurity specialist and
KnowBe4's Chief Hacking Officer, helped design the KnowBe4 training
based on his well-documented social engineering tactics. Tens of
thousands of organizations rely on KnowBe4 to mobilize their end
users as their last line of defense.
Media Contact
Amanda Tarantino
Public Relations Officer
KnowBe4
amandat@knowbe4.com
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