According to the latest forecast, global end-user spending on public cloud services is rising. Spending on cloud management and security services is expected to hit USD$18 million in 2022, a 30% growth over the past two years.
As more businesses and organisations invest in cloud security to tackle the rise of cybercrimes accelerated by the global pandemic, what trends should we keep our eye on moving forward? Read on to learn about the three emerging cloud security trends in 2022.
1. Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Environments
Current defence solutions and relevant trends can advance zero trust and secure multi-cloud and hybrid environments. A prime example would be the hybrid cloud, which is expected to reach a 90% adoption rate among organisations by 2022. How this prediction will turn out may vary. Some may incorporate a mix of private and public cloud services, and others could go with both on-premises and in-cloud assets or adopt both.
It is the same story for multi-cloud that leverages more than one cloud service. According to a survey, 95% of IT leaders have made multi-cloud a strategic priority for their business this year, and just as many have security in the forefront of their minds. However, only around 54% expressed confidence in the tools and skills necessary to execute that defensive program and 76% claimed their investments in their multi-cloud project was insufficient, making them unprepared to defend against cyber threats.
2. Cloud-Native Tools and Platforms
Cloud-native tools and platforms empower organisations to develop application architectures that maximise the advantages of the cloud. There are stark differences in protecting cloud assets and on-premises resources, with internal teams responsible for the latter. The shared responsibility model handles the former, dictating that infosec teams provide security only in the cloud. Meanwhile, the cloud service provider is tasked with securing the cloud and its network, physical hosts, and infrastructure running the cloud services. This division of responsibility limits internal teams and control over security efforts.
3. Cybersecurity Mesh
Cybersecurity Mesh is defined as a composable and flexible architecture that integrates disparate and widely distributed security services. However, it is better to understand it as more of a conceptual strategy than a defined architecture. This trend promotes the reduction of risk impact on individual security incidents by integrating security tools into a cooperative system by adopting a cybersecurity architecture. This cybersecurity mesh will leverage analytics, artificial intelligence, and meshed controls around policy, posture, identity, and information/event visibility.
Organisations can utilise cybersecurity mesh to provide all their systems, equipment, and data with equal treatment and attention no matter where they may be. The Mesh can then protect teams from emerging cyber threats and navigate evolving tech requirements in real-time. This allows more opportunities to drive general cyber defence programs and cloud security forward using Mesh, which is also apposite for zero trust.
Conclusion
Companies adopting cloud computing are set to push more of their services to the cloud this year and in the following years. Thus, they must emphasise securing their cloud-based services and staying on top of the emerging trends in cloud security that will help them achieve that goal.
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