Cybersecurity Predictions for 2022

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2. https://www.briskinfosec.com Cybersecurity Predictions for 2022 The sophistication and scale of cyberattacks will break records. At Check Point Software, we expect a massive increase in ransomware attacks - and attacks on mobile devices. In 2021, cybercriminals made the most of mass vaccination demands, elections, and the transition to hybrid operation. In this way, they were able to effectively attack supply chains and networks of organizations and achieve maximum results. So far, cybercriminals continue to use the COVID-19 pandemic - but they are already looking for new ways of attacks using, for example, deepfakes, cryptocurrencies, electronic wallets. The recently released cybersecurity forecasts for 2022 detail the key challenges organizations will face in the next year. So what are these key points. Check Point Software's 2022 Cyber-security Predictions report notes that disinformation campaigns are making a comeback, with fake news about the COVID-19 pandemic circulating online throughout the year - and more recently vaccinations. In 2022, cybercriminals will continue to use such news to carry out phishing attacks and scams. The cold cyber war will intensify: improved infrastructure and technical capabilities will enable terrorist groups and political activists to promote their plans and ideas - and carry out sophisticated attacks against a wider audience. Cyberattacks will increasingly be used as proxy wars to destabilize activities around the world. Data leaks will occur more frequently and on a larger scale, and organizations and governments will spend much more money on recovery. In May 2021, a large US insurance company paid hackers a ransom of $ 40 million. This is a record, the largest ransom in history - but further, most likely, large ransoms will be even higher. The number of cyberattacks on supply chains will rise. Governments will begin to develop rules to secure networks and combat such attacks; and are likely to work with private organizations and other countries to identify and combat such threats at the international level. Cybercriminals will use cryptocurrency more actively. Security solutions will have to take this into account, change and reliably protect bitcoins and other altcoins. Mobile devices remain the most desirable targets. As e-wallets and mobile payment services are used more and more, cybercriminals will adapt their methods specifically for smart phones. Attackers will exploit micro services vulnerabilities, which are most often exploited by cloud service providers, so cybercriminals will look for vulnerabilities in them to launch large-scale attacks on providers. Deep fakes will become a real weapon. The creation of fake video and audio is now quite advanced - hypothetically, such fakes can already be used to manipulate opinions, stock prices, or something else.

3. https://www.briskinfosec.com Attackers will also use deep fakes for social engineering attacks - for example, in order to trick them into obtaining the necessary permission from a specific person or access to confidential data. The use of penetration tools will increase: in 2021, ransomware attacked every 61 organizations in the world every week. Attackers target companies that can afford the ransom payments - and their ransomware attacks will only get more sophisticated in 2022. Hackers will increasingly use penetration tools to customize attacks in real time and to target victims' networks. This is the big picture and companies must be proactive, leaving no point, no device unsecured or uncontrolled. Otherwise, they can become the next victim of targeted attacks.