Security is one of the significant aspects of today’s world. Due to hacks or industrial espionage, threats and breaches have become routine. As companies double down on security, productivity is restricted, and various challenges crop up. DevOps and other processes that foster collaboration have their fair share of challenges, as the renewed focus on security bogs down productivity with tight and restrictive security controls.
With a time of the essence, companies have adopted DevSecOps. With security as its middle name, DevSecOps is one of the approaches that most companies rely upon. DevOps is a term you might have heard even if you are actively following IT trends.
While waterfall kept every department in various siloes, DevOps, which took cues from the agile production approach, paved the way for collaboration and quality deliverables. Agile and DevOps are siblings, as there aren’t many distinctive traits. While agile focuses on production alone, DevOps focuses on delivering the products with automation ingrained in its products.
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Harnessing the values of agile and DevOps, DevSecOps has set out to improve the scenario by dealing with security concerns. Traditionally, a product is built entirely, and then security is bolted or integrated at the end stage. This shunting process doesn’t go well with the product, and it is not the perfect approach to proceed with as security won’t be adequately integrated. As a result of this improper execution, there is a high chance that your solution possesses gaping holes, which would be a potential inlet for hackers and saboteurs.
DevSecOps has introduced a change that reimagined the development and production processes to avoid these embarrassments. Instead of reinforcing the product with security at the end stage, DevSecOps perpetuates the approach that security should be ingrained at every crucial stage. This careful integration allows the developers and operational staff members to rectify crucial errors and close the gaps as a stitch saves nine times.
Most favor the DevSecOps process because of its advantages, as cybersecurity incidents have shot up exponentially. Be it ransomware attacks or flaws in the source code, threat actors are finding new methods to overcome a product’s and a company’s security mechanisms. While the incidents may not be significant, the shock stunts a company’s morale, productivity, and reputation.
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As the year kicked off, we predicted an increased focus on security due to the increasing undesired cybersecurity crimes. Midway through the year, we realized the prediction had come true, as people have a higher appetite for automated security practices and managed security services. Also, one should acknowledge the possibility that production methodologies are not the solution for every security issue. Some of them need an MSP or a change in attitude at an individual level.
While MSPs are the go-getters who stay ahead of the game, keeping up with changing IT Cybersecurity trends is tough.
This blog will explore the latest things we should watch for in the IT Cybersecurity arena.
Work from Home Vulnerabilities
Let’s face it. Most, if not all, have unencrypted broadband connections in our homes. While you may think it is not a big deal, this is an easy target for hackers. Therefore, a strong VPN connection will always shield you from attacks.
What underscores this observation is the Gartner finding which observed that 60% of the surveyed workforce are working remotely, and 18% of them shall not head back to the office environment.
These findings outpoint how branched out our workforce has become after the pandemic. Due to the paradigm shift in the working culture, the infrastructure is spread out. Be it access or increased reliance on public cloud usage, there is a greater chance of attacks from these ‘surfaces.’
One should go the extra mile to ensure no stone is left unturned regarding security. Be it monitoring or MFA, the companies should not only enforce those mechanisms. Still, they should educate their employees about the threats rather than forcing them to attend age-old security courses annually.
Weak Identity Systems
Identity systems are supposed to keep the threat actors. However, if the best defense crumbles away, then the inevitable happens. Be it SolarWinds or the recent hacks that brought forth the misuse of credentials.
Identity systems are meant to be bolstered by an organization’s internal support, whether due to an employee’s carelessness or the company’s mismanagement. One should consider changing passwords from time to time, especially after an employee resigns from the organization. While there is room for innovation on this front, companies will have to remain vigilant until better security solutions emerge.
Crippling Attacks on Supply Chains
Supply chains are one of the most favored targets as crippling them sends in a shockwave, and the attacked company contemplates meeting the hacker’s demands to regain control of its operations.
Echoing this observation is Gartner’s prediction that 45% of companies will have experienced a software supply chain attack by 2025. This is quite disturbing as the percentile has tripled when compared to 2021.
One can fend off these attacks by fortifying their infrastructure by roping in an MSP such as Veritis to unearth the flaws and better the security posture against potential attacks.
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Consolidation
The myriad of features and services are deceiving many. Cloud providers are bundling the features and security tools into their services to address this issue. All may not like this, as some prefer to select their tools and negotiate with the MSP. The bundling does negotiate the user’s power to negotiate, but the complexity is reduced as all the tools would be compatible with each other due to the consolidation. Nevertheless, this trend is picking pace, and one can expect this to gather higher momentum as time passes.
Rise of Cybersecurity Mesh
A contemporary framework for security infrastructure called the cybersecurity mesh enables scattered enterprises to expand and deliver protection where it is most required.
According to Gartner, businesses that implement the cybersecurity mesh infrastructure will minimize the cost of personal security events by an average of 90% by 2024.
Decentralization of Security Decisions
Executive executives want a quick and agile cybersecurity role to realize the goals of the digital company. As more company functions go digital, though, the work is growing too enormous for a centralized CISO post. As a result, leading businesses are creating CISO offices to support dispersed cyber judgments.
While cybersecurity executives are positioned in various corporation sectors to decentralize security choices, the CISO and the centralized function will still oversee setting policies.
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To Err is Human
Human errors are one of the causative factors of unwanted cybersecurity incidents, and these instances are rising. However, one cannot entirely blame the employees as companies worldwide don’t educate their employees on the rising security risks. Companies must upskill their employees on the security front by providing time-appropriate learning material and drills.
Final Thoughts
The world’s ever-evolving and new trends will outdate the existing trends and infrastructure. Be it a production process or security, time shall inevitably beckon the change, and it is imperative not to become outdated as time is always of the essence in this fast-paced world.
Most companies focus on productivity and keep innovating by roping in an MSP. Stevie Award winner Veritis is the preferred choice of Fortune 500 and emerging companies. Acknowledged for its DevOps excellence, Veritis shall help you better your business and unlock your untapped potential. So, reach out to us for cybersecurity solutions.
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