There’s only one thing that’s certain in cybersecurity: The cyberthreat landscape is constantly changing, and the tools and solutions we have at our disposal to combat cybercrime must continue evolving if we are to stay ahead of — or at least keep up with — them. As 2021 winds down, the Devo security team is already looking ahead to the most pressing cybersecurity trends likely to appear in 2022. Here are my top three predictions for the new year.

The third annual Devo SOC Performance ReportTM shows that working in a security operations center continues to be painful. Based on an independent survey of more than 1,000 global cybersecurity professionals commissioned by Devo and conducted in September 2021, the report examines current SOC trends and challenges.

A critical vulnerability in the popular log4j library is currently being actively targeted on a broad global scale and possibly exploited based on advisories from multiple CERTs and vendors: CISA, Apache, etc. This Java library is integrated into many IT and DevOps tooling and workflows. On Dec 10, 2021, Apache released version 2.15.0, fixing CVE-2021-44228 (dubbed Log4Shell) an RCE with a maximum CVSSv3 score of 10.

The shift to the cloud has greatly accelerated during the past year, and with that shift most cybersecurity incidents now involve cloud infrastructure. According to the 2021 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, 73% of cybersecurity incidents involved cloud assets — a 27% increase from last year. The 2021 IBM Security X-Force Cloud Threat Landscape Report also found there are 30,000 cloud accounts potentially for sale on dark web marketplaces.

Over the past 12 months, the cyberthreat landscape has become much more tumultuous. A data breach analysis from the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) found that the number of data breaches publicly reported so far this year has surpassed the total for 2020. That’s alarming. To combat this constant barrage of cyberattacks, you must equip your security team with the tools they need to match the pace of today’s data growth and cybercriminals’ relentlessness.

Operating an effective SOC requires overcoming a wide range of challenges. Often, security teams have too many disparate tools to manage, too many alerts to make sense of, and too many data sources that prevent the team from achieving full visibility. All these hurdles can make it difficult for your SOC analysts to identify and quickly respond to suspicious behavior and indicators of compromise.

Johannes Loeffler recently joined Devo as chief customer officer. He and his worldwide team are responsible for accelerating Devo’s efforts to provide customers with a seamless and superior customer experience. I joined Devo because I saw an amazing company with huge potential that is disrupting the logging and SIEM market. Devo’s solutions and services provide incredible value to our customers. And our customers are loyal to us, which is something money can’t buy.

On October 26, 2021, Devo announced a new round of $250 million in venture funding that gives the company a valuation of $1.5 billion. In a new Devo Inside Out video, CEO Marc van Zadelhoff and CFO Jennifer Grunebaum discuss the details of the investment and what it means for Devo’s ability to bring the industry’s most comprehensive logging and security analytics solution to more customers worldwide. Video Player 00:00 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.

SOC analysts are the unsung heroes of their organizations. That’s why Devo is celebrating the first-ever SOC Analyst Appreciation Day™ to pay some long-overdue kudos to these individuals. As part of giving SOC analysts the recognition they deserve, we also established an inaugural SOC Analyst Awards program. The awards recognize analysts who go far beyond the call of duty and handle their pressure-packed jobs exceptionally well.

Cybersecurity Awareness Month is now in its 18th year. Hosted by the CISA and National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCSA), the event’s goal is to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity and to ensure all Americans have the resources they need to keep their data secure. This year, Devo is one of the 2021 champion organizations for Cybersecurity Awareness Month.