Hacking Gets Dangerously Real: 8 Cybersecurity Predictions to Watch Out for

upstart writes:

Zero-trust troubles and more ransomware regulation make tech analyst Gartner's list of factors you need to plan for:

Many businesses will fail to see the benefits of their zero trust efforts over the next few years, while legislation around paying off ransomware gangs will be extended and attacks on operational technology may have real-life consequences, according to set of cybersecurity predictions.

The list comes from tech analyst Gartner, which said business leaders should build these strategic planning assumptions into their security strategies for the next two years.

"We can't fall into old habits and try to treat everything the same as we did in the past," said Gartner senior director analyst Richard Addiscott. "Most security and risk leaders now recognize that major disruption is only one crisis away. We can't control it, but we can evolve our thinking, our philosophy, our program and our architecture."

1. Consumer privacy rights will be extended
2. By 2025, 80% of enterprises will adopt a strategy to unify web, cloud services and private application access
3. Many organizations will embrace zero trust, but fail to realize the benefits
4. Cybersecurity will become key to choosing business partners
5. Ransomware payment legislation will rise
6. Hackers will weaponize operational technology environments to cause human casualties
7. Resilience will be about more than just cybersecurity
8. Cybersecurity will matter for the CEO's bonus

Do you think "businesses" will include critical infrastructure like power plants and hospitals, or will they need to be forced/incentivized?

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