Microsoft security leaders and analysts reveal 9 cybersecurity predictions for 2023, including an increase in ransomware.
At times the threat landscape looks bleak, but it’s also driving greater collaboration between vendors and organizations. At least that’s what Microsoft security leaders are suggesting in their 2023 cybersecurity predictions.
Just recently, VentureBeat connected with some of Microsoft’s top security leaders and researchers, who shared their predictions for 2023.
Some of the analyst’s predictions included cross-industry collaboration to address new threats, a growth in data-driven intelligence, an uptick in ransomware attacks and new extortion techniques.
Below is an edited transcript of their responses.
“I expect 2023 to be a year of great advancement for the security industry as a whole. We all know the threat landscape continues to expand in volume and sophistication as attackers become more skilled in their methods of attack, but I am so optimistic seeing the innovation happening across the industry – from AI to cloud to threat tracking, as well as more awareness and adoption of end-to-end security solutions as we work to simplify security in a complex environment.
Most importantly, we’re seeing the industry come together to solve big security problems in unified ways. No one company can do it alone and I believe whole-heartedly that we are better when we share learnings, intelligence, and resources.
In 2023 I think we will see even more collaboration and partnership amongst the good guys as we work together to make the world a safer place for everyone.”
CVP Security at Microsoft, Vasu Jakkal
“There’s no better way to understand the scope and scale of a problem than data. In 2022, Microsoft tracked more than 250 unique nation-state, cybercriminal and other actors, monitored more than 35 ransomware gangs and processed more than 43 trillion security signals per day, including upwards of 1,200 password attacks per second.
That data gives us unique insights into how to develop protections that are continuously learning attacker techniques and behaviors. In 2023, we will see new breakthroughs in the use of data in security including new tools to empower humans and accelerate the speed of response as we expand security for the entire cloud ecosystem.
This data-driven security intelligence will give us insights into how to further harden cloud ecosystem security, including multi-cloud infrastructures and cloud applications.”
CVP of Microsoft Cloud Security, Shawn Bice
“Ransomware continues to be one of the biggest threats we face and it continues to grow. 2022 saw more than a 130% increase in ransomware attacks.
From nation-states to members of the cybercriminal gig economy, attackers are using the same techniques because they work.
