Forrester Paper: Predictions 2021: Cybersecurity

In their annual look at trends in cybersecurity, Forrester’s analysts discuss how pandemic-related uncertainty, remote work conditions and employee experience (EX) collide to create the ideal conditions for insider incidents. They predict that one-third of security breaches will be caused by insider threats in the coming year. Read more about how to adapt to this changing reality.

A few data points from the report:

• 33% of your breaches in 2021 are going to be insider threat-related
• The increase in remote work naturally leads to increased insider risk
• Insider threat incidents are expected to grow 8% in 2021