Security threats in 2021 spiked with significant breaches and incidents reported. The Log4j vulnerability and other breaches made 2021 a challenging year for security teams. Statistics from the Identity Theft Resource Center show security breaches in 2021 had already outpaced 2020 by 17% by September. Additionally, a Redscan analysis reported more vulnerabilities this year than any previous year. The trend suggests continued challenges into next year.

AI is rewriting the ransomware playbook – can businesses keep up?
AI is making ransomware threats more accessible and sophisticated, warn cybersecurity experts. Criminal gangs are using AI to launch highly targeted attacks with greater speed