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Positive Cybersecurity Developments

January 15, 2024

When reading posts about cybersecurity, they usually dwell on new and increasing threats, mounting dollar value of losses and similar topics. In a departure from the "doom and gloom" approach, Vishal Gupta, CEO of Seclore, writes on VMblog.com (https://vmblog.com/archive/2024/01/12/seclore-2024-predictions-the-next-generation-of-security-will-be-data-centric.aspx) about a "new era" in cybersecurity putting enterprises on offense and making them safer. His predictions:

  1.  Instead of building security around networks or devices, security will be data-centric. Controls will follow data wherever it is stored or shared. This will give enterprises total control and visibility.
  2. The United States will move from piecemeal data regulation by states to federal data privacy regulation. The increasing use of artificial intelligence will force legislators to act.
  3. The manufacturing industry has been a target for cyber attacks due to its complexity and lack of security. Semiconductor manufacturers are a special target. As the United States increases chip-making domestically instead of imports from China, manufacturers will pioneer new cybersecurity measures and extend them to their vendors, sub-contractors and business partners.