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Cybersecurity Trends to Watch in 2021
By Bob Blakley, Operating Partner, Team8
The pandemic accelerated the rate of digital transformation, driving faster uptake of
cybertechnologies and creating a larger threat surface and more opportunities for attackers. As the threat
surface increased, so did security budgets, with 57% of CISOs saying their security budgets increased this
year, according to our 2021 Team8 CISO Survey.
Through conversations between Team8 cybersecurity experts and our CISO Village – a community of 350+
C-level security executives from 300 enterprises – we’ve identified the top areas we believe will be of critical
importance to the cybersecurity industry over the next few years. We also included our unique perspective
on how attackers think and operate, as well as the Team8 2021 CISO
Survey and other internal resources, to develop our findings.
Looking into 2021 and beyond, here are our top trends for the cybersecurity industry:
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