Cybersecurity trends in 2019: from mobile devices and IoT to cloud

In 2019, advances in artificial intelligence and machine learning, driven by an ever-increasing amount of data, will have a tremendous impact on technology and security. Migration of enterprises to the cloud, distribution of connected devices / IoT / IIoT, full-scale implementation of 5G networks will create more opportunities for effective hacker attacks.

Phishing

E-mail phishing attacks will become the most common threat among consumers and businesses. On the rise are all types of e-mail attacks: be it the use of a malicious link, attachments, or targeted BEC attacks (compromised business correspondence) that contain certain text messages-traps. Since 2015, the number of phishing URLs blocked by Trend Micro has increased by almost 3,800%.

Users

Attacks with social engineering will replace the spread of exploits; chat bots will be compromised; celebrity accounts will be exposed to attacks like Watering Hole; will continue the massive use of stolen personal data.

Business

Providing employees with the opportunity to work from home can be a threat to the security of enterprises, companies will have to rethink the value of the operations of collecting and analyzing user data inherent in current advertising models, since such a violation would be costly. By 2020, up to 75% of new business applications will have to choose between convenience and security.

Government

The fight against fake news will unfold under the pressure of various pre-election races. Countries will increase their own cyber presence; strengthening regulatory oversight; The focus will be on privacy and IoT.

Cloud infrastructure

Incorrect setting of security parameters during migration to the cloud will lead to more data leaks; the cloud will be used for mining cryptocurrency; additional cloud software vulnerabilities will be detected.

Cyber security industry

Cybercriminals will use more covert attack methods; 99.99% of exploit attacks are still not based on zero-day vulnerabilities; targeted attacks will spread, including one that use AI.