Security complexities in 2021 \r\n The year 2021 was definitely challenging for security practitioners. The number of data breaches continued to rise; a report issued by the Identity Theft Resource Center stated that the total number of breaches in the first three quarters of 2021 exceeded the total number of events in all of 2020 by 17%.  \r\n There was also a significant uptick in ransomware attacks; this report stated that there was a 48% increase in attacks through September 2021, with nearly 500 million attacks identified.  \r\n A combination of the perpetual security skill shortages, the new security complexities introduced by remote working , and the increased attention by governments on the impacts of cyberattacks has caused businesses to double down on how to improve their defenses.…