Predictions 2023, Part 1: What will the new year bring for the InfoSec Community?
By Diana-Lynn Contesti, CISSP-ISSAP, ISSMP, CSSLP, SSCP In recent years, we have seen the threat landscape become increasingly complex as threat actors use sophisticated techniques to exploit vulnerabilities of weak passwords, missing patches and antiquated software, thus gaining access to corporate networks. With attacks rising within industrial control systems (ICS), operating technologies (OT) and the internet of things (IoT), we are seeing the development of new terminologies emerge (e.g., patch lag or security resilience), and the list goes on. In 2023, we can expect to see the following: Staffing shortages because of the increased need to thwart cyberattacks and, as…
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