Many organizations have cloud security on their minds going into 2022. In April 2021, for instance, Gartner predicted that global end-user spending on cloud management and security services would reach $18 million the following year. That’s a growth of 30% over the previous two years.
The forecasts discussed above raise an important question. Where exactly will these businesses and agencies be committing their cloud security spending in 2022? There are three trends to watch over the next 12 months. Keep an eye on cybersecurity mesh, hybrid and multi-cloud environments and cloud-native tools and platforms.
Cloud Security Trend #1: Cybersecurity Mesh
In its list of top strategic tech trends for 2022, Gartner defined cybersecurity mesh as “a flexible, composable architecture that integrates widely distributed and disparate security services.” It provides a means of verifying identity, context and policy adherence across all relevant environments, including the cloud. As such, it’s smart to use a cybersecurity mesh architecture as part of broader defensive approaches.
Niel Harper, a CISO, agrees.
“The goal would be to move perimeters encapsulating data centers to … identities and objects that are not on-premises or on the same network — specifically, users accessing objects from anywhere, anytime and with a variety of device form factors,” he said. “It also enables organizations to bring cloud services into their cloud security trends watch
