Experts anticipate that 2023 will bring more evolved ransomware, a push toward stronger cybersecurity within organizations, and many other trends, some extrapolated, others novel.
MIT Technology Review believes that cyber operations against Ukraine from Russian government-affiliated hacker groups will continue. Russia has attacked Ukrainian targets at least six times with wiper malware this year. Forbes reports that they believe that businesses unaffiliated with the government may become targets of state-sponsored attackers. Cyberattacks on infrastructure are expected to be seen, and disinformation campaigns are anticipated, as over 70 countries are due to hold elections next year.
Miles Hutchinson, Jumio CISO, says that he believes that more foreign governments will bring third-party hackers into their employment to target other nations: