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The nature of a trend is that it is developing consistently enough to catch the attention of the general public or a specific audience. Well, for better or for worse, cybersecurity professionals, experts and analysts are noticing troubling trends in malicious cyberattack activity—trends that don’t look like they’re going away any time soon:

Given all of this, Gartner predicted that by 2025, a single, centralized cybersecurity function will not be agile enough to meet the needs of a digital organization.

These trends are growing exponentially, showing a profitable and successful year for hackers and cybercriminals. But what’s not reflected in this data are solutions designed to combat these threats and the trends moving us toward a more secure and threat-thwarting future. Let’s dive into one of the most popular cybersecurity trends of 2022: Cybersecurity mesh. 

Cybersecurity mesh, or cybersecurity mesh architecture, enables any person or thing to securely access and securely use any digital asset, no matter where it is located and to better defend the organization against security threats and sophisticated attackers. Digital assets (and individuals like remote employees and vendors) are increasingly located outside of the office, which is forcing organizations to rethink their approach to security controls. The perimeter defense strategy that shaped traditional cybersecurity approaches is, for all intents and purposes, gone. Cybersecurity mesh architecture helps provide a common, integrated security structure and posture to secure all assets, whether they’re on-premises, in data centers or in the cloud. It’s adapted through interoperable technology that can integrate and collaborate with other security tools to leverage insights, analyze data and instinctively adapt and react to access-related threats and activity. 

Cybersecurity mesh might seem like a great concept, but how can you realistically implement it into your security structure? We can examine several challenges organizations face to see how cybersecurity mesh practices can tighten security controls. 

Overall, cybersecurity mesh promotes cohesiveness between all security technologies and creates a “mesh” of security strategies that govern, control and monitor all user access to protect highly sensitive digital assets and identities. The trends in cybercrime are showing a fast-paced and more sophisticated increase in cybersecurity threats. But trending cybersecurity efforts, like mesh, can prepare you for what’s ahead. 

Ashley Guerra is produce marketing manager at SecureLink, an Imprivata company.

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