As we enter the final few weeks of 2022, we consider the key data protection and privacy trends for Aotearoa New Zealand in 2023 and beyond.
Trends
Driven by events no one could have foreseen, in the recent years leaders have pushed their companies and themselves beyond their comfort zone: out of the office to remote workplaces; into the cloud; along chains of supply that are nearly completely digital. And with each new venture has come new cyber risks.
PwC’s 2023 Global Digital Trust Insights survey shows that, in the year ahead:
%
expect more serious attacks via the cloud in 2023
Executives
are concerned that the leverage of mobile devices as an attack pathway will increase by 41% in 2023
%
are concerned about business email compromise/account takeovers
%
of large organisations expect an increase in Operational Technology attacks
%
of security and IT execs expect a further rise in ransomware attacks
%
said that cybercriminals are the biggest threat, followed by sabotage from hacktivists* (48%), insiders (44%), and competitors (42%)
*Find out more about hacktivists here.
If you would like to talk through your data privacy plans for 2023, or to access PwC’s Privacy Help Desk, please contact:
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