But organizations can combat threats by hardening their defenses with security best practices and solutions. While digital transformations will be put into overdrive, malicious actors will launch ever-evolving attacks. Cybercriminals will also set their sights on the ever-growing volume of connected car data, which they will peddle in the underground. While enterprises will be busy fending off targeted attacks, malicious actors with improved toolboxes will successfully victimize smaller businesses via commoditized tools of the trade. In 2022, an unprecedented number of zero-day exploits will be found in the wild. However, to exploit this transitional period, malicious actors will carry out attacks both novel and tried-and-true. The coming year will have organizations prioritizing the hybrid work model in a world that is hopefully at the tail end of the global health crisis. And in 2022, well over a year into the global pandemic, organizations will shift gears once again to keep pushing forward in a landscape that's still in flux. Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, organizations have learned to adapt to a new business landscape to keep operations in motion.

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