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title: "Cloud is King: 9 Software Security Trends to Watch in 2021"
date: "2020-12-18T21:45:46+00:00"
url: "https://checkmarx.com/in-the-news/cloud-is-king-9-software-security-trends-to-watch-in-2021/"
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# Cloud is King: 9 Software Security Trends to Watch in 2021

Checkmarx envisions a new era for software-development teams, including a focus on better application security tools, scaling on-premise security tools to the cloud and better protecting internet-of-things (IoT) devices.