Every year we see the threat landscape evolve in different ways. While defenders are left with the
critical challenge of navigating the uncertainty, the road ahead doesn’t have to be so foggy.
By studying the trends we see today, we can paint a clearer picture of the battles we expect to be
fighting in the coming year.

To help organizations be prepared for 2023 so they can improve their cyber readiness, Mandiant
threat expert Andrew Kopcienski is hosting a webinar on Nov. 30 titled, Mandiant Cyber Security
Forecast 2023. In this session, Andrew will touch on many of the topics discussed in our latest report,
including:

• Global risks on the rise amidst increasing instability
• Russian cyber risks likely to continue to be high-tempo and high-impact
• Chinese cyber espionage threats continue to be highly aggressive
• Iranian actors may increase in escalating attacks due to rising internal turmoil
• Information operations likely to continue to increase in tempo, with unclear impact
• Cyber insurance may restrict access and coverage
• Southeast Asia likely to see an increase in cyber espionage and ransomware
• Extortion actors likely to continue to eschew ransomware in favor of pure extortion through data theft