Here at IT Security Thing we end up travelling all over the world to listen to what the great and the good of the cybersecurity industry have to say. It’s a tough job, etc etc. If we’ve learned one thing from our globetrotting adventures then it is there are a hell of a lot of intelligent folk on the right side of the security fence, and when they speak it’s pretty stupid to ignore them. So it is that, as we approach the end of yet another year, it seems pertinent to listen to what the world of cybersec professionals are predicting will be facing us in the year to come. And so, without any further waffle, here’s the IT Security Thing A-Z of 2018 security predictions…

 

A few highlights: 

 

“An increase in Nation state cybersecurity breach activity as cold war like activity continues to escalate. Where countries and organizations (i.e. ISIS) will actually invest more into both defensive and offensive tech and skills to gain access to information that can be leveraged in numerous ways. I think we have only seen the early days of what’s possible and likely here…” Frank Price, vice president, product, Webroot

 

“Discoveries of election meddling and social media tweaking will be an economic drag on some of the biggest tech giants in the industry – and because for further scrutiny on securing devices, networks, and communications channels and verifying identity. The tradeoffs between free speech and open digital access and convenience will become ever more apparent…” Hal Lonas, chief technology officer, Webroot

 

“State-sponsored service breach of critical infrastructure leading to loss of life and an extended timeframe to return to normal operations…” Paul Barnes, senior director product strategy, Webroot

 

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