Top Cybersecurity Trends to Keep Track of in 2021 (final )
                     Top Cybersecurity
Trends to Keep Track of in 
2021
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Last year the corporate world witnessed some high-profile data breaches and sophisticated 
cyberattacks on companies, government agencies, and individuals. 2020 taught enterprises 
and organizations a harsh lesson.
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While some organizations became aware of the significance of cybersecurity, most of them struggled to 
implement necessary security measures. With a global pandemic and economic crisis, the year brought 
an unfamiliar set of challenges for the businesses with new and unexpected ways of working that have 
changed the prevalent norms. Here are the most expected cybersecurity trends in 2021:
Constantly rising IoT related threats 
The use of IoT devices is expected to rise in 2021. IoT (Internet of things) provides a lot of advantages 
to organizations, including productivity and cost-effectiveness. But it is also prone to security threats 
and is an easy target for hackers. As per the report published by “Security Today”, the number of IoT 
devices will rise to 35 billion in 2021.
With the increment in the number of IoT users, IoT-related threats are also growing at a rapid pace. 
The attackers target consumer devices to break into the corporate networks.
According to a report published by “SonicWall”, There was a surge of 66% in IoT malware detection in 
2020. That showcases how frequently cybercriminals targeted home networks and remote workers. 
This year will also be challenging for organizations to protect themselves from IoT-related attacks.
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Ransomware Threats :
Ransomware was one of the trending threats in 2020 that targeted organizations, healthcare 
systems, government agencies, and individuals. Ransomware campaigns such as ‘Sodinokibi’ 
and ‘Ryuk’ were at the top of the list. Attackers used double-extortion ransomware tactics. In 
double-extortion, cybercriminals encrypt the organizations’ sensitive data and threaten the 
organization to leak it if the ransom is not paid. If victim organizations become successful in 
decrypting and restoring their compromised data, they still have to give the ransom amount to 
stop it from being exposed publicly. In 2020, during the global pandemic, healthcare 
organizations were the primary victims of the ransomware attacks. 
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Increased Consumer Interest in Privacy
Consumers’ interest in data privacy changed enormously in the past few years. The recent large-
scale data breach incidents such as ‘Equifax’ and ‘ClixSense’ exposed the personal information of 
millions of consumers worldwide. These incidents lead a large number of consumers concerning 
the protection of their privacy.
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Insider Threats
Every organization has business partners, third-party vendors, and employees who can access 
a certain amount of information. These are called insiders, and they are a significant security 
threat to the organizations. Some of them have a small amount of authorized access to the 
information, while others can access crucial information.
Securing Remote Workforce
Due to Covid-19, companies have normalized remote work culture. It has become a 
permanent aspect of their employment model. In a hurry to keep their business 
functioning, many organizations shifted to this model overlooking the security challenges 
and risks associated with it.
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