Saturday 9 January 2016

Mobile and IoT to Dominate Cybersecurity Threats for 2016

2015 brought with it a heightened global focus on cybersecurity, with record-breaking data breaches and concern around national security increasingly seen across the headlines. With the recent uptick in breaches, perhaps more than ever, consumers are realizing the ways in which the industry intersects their everyday lives. Whether they like it or not, consumers have a new appetite for understanding cybersecurity, as data breaches and identity theft have become a fact of life.

As we head into 2016, issues in cybersecurity will only continue to gain momentum. Let’s hone in on the trends we anticipate to dominate this year.

All Eyes on Mobile
The rising popularity of mobile payments-no doubt due in part to major mobile players like Apple, Android, and financial institutions like Chase-has made mobile a more attractive target than ever for cyber criminals. We’ve also seen mobile attacks become simpler than ever to implement. Just one example of this: the recent iOS text crash, where hackers infected victims just by sending a MMS (multimedia message) to their device. In 2016, we’ll see a rise in these simply orchestrated, yet increasingly impactful attacks on mobile devices. For the full article click here 



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