Security News > 2021 > December > 6 top cybersecurity trends from 2021 and their impact on 2022

According to the Identify Theft Resource Center, the total number of data breaches through September 2021 has already exceeded 2020 numbers by 17%. But beyond specific attacks, a variety of trends emerged and continued to gain strength in 2021.

What we already know: Security and privacy use similar technologies to achieve objectives that are sometimes aligned, but sometimes opposed.

In some areas, like data protection, security and privacy are mostly aligned.

System security is built on complex trust relationships, and the relationship between hardware and software is crucial for trusted system execution.

2022 should be another exciting year of security innovation and challenges.

While the six we highlight today are just the beginning, it's important to also consider other key areas such as crisis simulation and planning and the impact of user experience in security.

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