---
id: 8017
title: "2021 Cyber Security Predictions: A Forecast for the Future"
source_domain: netspi.com
source_url: "https://www.netspi.com/blog/executive-blog/security-industry-trends/2021-cyber-security-predictions-a-forecast-for-the-future/"
published_at: "2020-12-05T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["attack-surface", "automation", "security-program", "predictions", "industry-trends", "insider-threats"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/8017"
lang: en
---

# 2021 Cyber Security Predictions: A Forecast for the Future

## Summary

A NetSPI director offers eight predictions for 2021: automation paired with human context, security hiring and budgets, risk-based security, insider threats, and external attack surface management.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** netspi.com
- **Published:** 2020-12-05T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.netspi.com/blog/executive-blog/security-industry-trends/2021-cyber-security-predictions-a-forecast-for-the-future/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/8017