{"id":71,"date":"2015-12-26T11:23:29","date_gmt":"2015-12-26T19:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.founditdata.com\/blog\/?p=71"},"modified":"2015-12-26T11:24:51","modified_gmt":"2015-12-26T19:24:51","slug":"5-cybersecurity-predictions-for-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fidcyber.com\/blog\/security\/5-cybersecurity-predictions-for-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"5 CYBERSECURITY PREDICTIONS FOR 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I’m sure that there will be a ton of opinions around the new year’s biggest cyber threats.\u00a0\u00a0 2015 was a year that many won’t forget due the impact of many huge breaches such as the embarrassing Ashley Madison breach or the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)’s breach (even I recently received a letter saying that my Social Security Number and other\u00a0 personal information was taken as part of\u00a0an intrusion).\u00a0 One thing is for sure – cybersecurity is more important than ever since attacks are inevitable.\u00a0 With that being said – below is a recent\u00a0list that highlights\u00a0the\u00a0top 5 predictions.\u00a0 Do you agree?<\/p>\n

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The past year\u00a0brought a staggering number\u00a0of high-profile\u00a0data breaches and other\u00a0cyberattacks. As usual, most hackers waged\u00a0attacks for financial gain. But 2015 also saw a handful of others beginning to take action for moral reasons, targeting companies they believed were doing wrong.<\/p>\n

In the coming year, security experts expect there to be other\u00a0new types of\u00a0hacks that diverge from the standard blueprint.\u00a0Below, find out the surprising (and scary) developments\u00a0they’re\u00a0betting on.<\/p>\n

1. Destructive attacks worsen.<\/h2>\n

Not only will\u00a0cybercriminals have a\u00a0greater variety of motives, they will also increase their range of targets,\u00a0Patrick Peterson, founder and CEO of security firm Agari, tells Inc.\u00a0“Businesses and government entities that have never seen themselves in the crosshairs\u00a0will move into the scope for these diversifying attackers,” Peterson warns. Nontraditional targets such\u00a0as power plants and\u00a0consumer sites and applications\u00a0are among those that could\u00a0become\u00a0victims.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Social engineering gets personal.<\/h2>\n

Social\u00a0engineering, the act of tricking someone to reveal desired information either in person or through electronic communication, is not new. But\u00a0criminals will continue to use it in creative and effective ways, taking advantage of the fact that\u00a0humans are the weakest link in any company’s security.\u00a0“They will pick one company, then one unsuspecting individual within that company to prey on,”\u00a0Peterson says. “Using information on that person, gleaned through the sites they’ve visited or data the hacker has purchased, the bad actors will convince the good ones to unknowingly betray themselves, and ultimately the organizations for which they work.”<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0Attacks through apps.<\/h2>\n

If you’ve ever read privacy policies for mobile\u00a0apps, you know that some apps access your email, contacts, and text\u00a0messages. Hackers have already targeted massively popular apps like Snapchat, but these new attacks will go further–the personal information will serve as the basis for\u00a0a larger scheme.\u00a0“An attack entry point via an app on a mobile device may well be able to access a whole company network,” Margee Abrams, director of IT security services for\u00a0Neustar, tells Inc. “In 2016, we will see many more companies recognizing this threat and applying for a professional vulnerability assessment that identifies potential security holes in networks, wireless networks, and applications.”<\/p>\n

4. Internet of things hacks increase.<\/h2>\n

As more types of equipment\u00a0connect to the internet, expect a host of new attacks to originate\u00a0through them. The so-called\u00a0internet of things<\/span>\u00a0“will become central to ‘land and expand’ attacks in which hackers will take advantage of vulnerabilities in connected consumer devices to get a foothold within the corporate networks and hardware to which they connect,” says\u00a0Derek Manky, global security strategist for cybersecurity firm\u00a0Fortinet.<\/p>\n

5. Laws on infrastructure security.<\/h2>\n

There have already been hacks that caused physical damage in the offline world, but experts are warning that 2016 might bring an attack on\u00a0critical infrastructure. The result, they predict, will be new\u00a0laws to shore up the electrical grid, nuclear power plants, and other large\u00a0energy facilities.\u00a0“This year we will see governments making compliance mandatory across all critical infrastructure industries–with real consequences for non-compliance,” says Yo Delmar, vice president of MetricStream, a governance,\u00a0risk, and compliance firm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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