Leveraging insights from independent research, surveys, focus groups and top sessions at the Securing New Ground (SNG) conference, Security Megatrends, an annual publication of the Security Industry Association (SIA), provides analysis on 10 top trends affecting security industry businesses and practitioners. Released in December 2022, the 2023 Security Megatrends report presents a forecast for the security industry’s future and breaks down the top trends that will impact you and your organization in the coming year.
In the 2023 report, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence (AI) took the No. 1 and No. 2 spots respectively, while workforce development jumped up to a No. 3 ranking. In the 2022 report, the rankings of cybersecurity and AI were reversed, though still holding the top two points. New trends appearing for 2023 include ethical/safe use of data and technology, changing economic conditions, elimination of industry’s boundaries, autonomous devices and the proliferation of sensors.