The Top 5 Cyber Security Threats to Watch Out For in 2022

Every year the threat landscape shifts, but the fundamentals of defense remain surprisingly stable. Here are the five categories we see causing the most damage to businesses of every size — and the first step to counter each one.

1. Ransomware

Ransomware operators have industrialized. Access brokers sell footholds, affiliates run the encryption, and double-extortion adds data leakage to the pressure. Tested, offline backups and rapid patching of internet-facing systems remain the strongest countermeasures.

2. Phishing and business email compromise

The most expensive attacks often involve no malware at all — just a convincing email asking finance to change a supplier’s bank details. Verification procedures for payment changes and MFA on email accounts blunt most of these attempts.

3. Supply chain compromise

Your security now includes your vendors’ security. Inventory the software and services with access to your environment, and hold the critical ones to contractual security standards.

4. Cloud misconfiguration

Most cloud breaches are not sophisticated — they are open storage buckets and over-permissive roles. Regular configuration reviews and least-privilege access policies close the easy doors.

5. Insider risk

Whether malicious or accidental, insiders bypass perimeter defenses by definition. Access controls that expire with role changes and monitoring of unusual data movement keep the blast radius small.

Want to know which of these matter most for your organization? Schedule an assessment and we’ll map your exposure.