Topic 1: Attack figures higher than ever

Cybercrime will reach unprecedented levels in 2023. The number of attacks is currently rising rapidly and this is expected to continue in 2023. Precautions must be taken now with strict security controls and the use of cyber security solutions along the entire cyber kill chain.

Topic 2: Online fraud on the rise

Cybercriminals will use artificial intelligence (AI) in their scams and combine it with targeted bots and automation. They will also use deep fake technologies to defraud with artificial identities and optimize their social engineering and phishing attacks.

Topic 3: Solutions must protect hybrid and multi-clouds.

Companies will take an ever more pragmatic approach to cloud migration and increasingly rely on hybrid and multi-clouds. These will become the predominant cloud operating models. Accordingly, security tools will need to be just as flexible as these operating models in 2023.

Topic 4: Criminals are increasingly relying on machine learning.

Cybersecurity solutions that take a rule-based approach will also need machine learning (ML) capabilities in 2023. It is already apparent that hackers are increasingly using ML to automatically detect cybersecurity tools and adapt their attacks to overcome defenses. Without security solutions with ML capabilities that can detect and respond to new attack methods in real time, companies are dangerously unprotected.

Topic 5: DDoS attacks are becoming more frequent, longer and more extensive.

States are also increasingly using DDoS attacks as a diversionary maneuver and means of cyber warfare to steal data undetected - which is how they cause the actual damage. It is therefore necessary for companies, but especially public institutions, to be able to fend off DDoS attacks and protect their data.

Topic 6: Counteracting inflation

Cybersecurity leaders will need to use their budgets wisely and focus on automation, AI and ML to increase the efficiency of their teams. They will also consolidate their cybersecurity stack. Focusing on cloud-native platforms and technologies instead of standalone solutions will help to reduce total cost of ownership (TCO), maintenance and training costs. At the same time, they can make operations future-proof and simplify them.

Topic 7: API vulnerabilities are increasingly coming into focus

The use of application programming interfaces (APIs) will continue to increase. The trend towards cloud-native app development will drive this, as will government and industry initiatives to increase data sharing and portability. Cybercriminals will follow this trend and increasingly seek to exploit API vulnerabilities. Development and security teams need to join forces and integrate security into the agile development process.

According to documents from the security provider Imperva