GEC NEWS WIREFortinet unveiled six predictions from the FortiGuard Labs threat research team about the threat landscape for 2017. These predictions reveal the methods and strategies that Fortinet researchers anticipate cyber criminals will employ in the near future and demonstrate the potential impact of cyber-attacks to the global digital economy.
Derek Manky, Global Security Strategist at Fortinet said, “The expanding attack surface enabled by technology innovations such as cloud computing and IoT devices, a global shortage of cybersecurity talent, and regulatory pressures continue to be significant drivers of cyber threats. The pace of these changes is unprecedented, resulting in a critical tipping point as the impact of cyber-attacks are felt well beyond their intended victims in personal, political, and business consequences. Going forward, the need for accountability at multiple levels is urgent and real affecting vendors, governments, and consumers alike. Without swift action, there is a real risk of disrupting the progress of the global digital economy.”
Highlights of the predictions include; automated and human-like attacks will demand more intelligence defense, IoT manufacturers will be accountable for security breaches, 20 billion IoT devices are the weakest link for attacking the cloud, attackers will begin to turn up the heat in smart cities, ransomware was just the gateway malware,technology will have to close the gap on the critical cyber skills shortage.
