Smart car popularity will continue to rev up in 2021. As a result, we predict that security researchers and/or hackers will identify and demonstrate a major vulnerability in a smart car charger that will allow them to disrupt the use of your car by preventing charging. Interested in how this trend will play out and what other emerging security issues might surface next year? … [Read more...]
2021 Security Predictions: Hackers Infest Home Networks with Worms
Widespread remote work will stick around into 2021 and beyond. As businesses continue to adjust their operations, so too will attackers. Next year, we believe attackers will evolve their malware with worm functionality to not only spread across home networks, but to seek out connected devices that indicate corporate use. For more information and to learn what other emerging … [Read more...]
2021 Security Predictions: Cloud-Hosting Providers Finally Crack Down on Cyber Abuse
2021 will be the year Cloud hosting providers like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft finally begin to crack down on phishing and other malicious activities that abuse their reputation and services. Attackers have abused custom subdomains to lure in victims for too long, and it’s about to come to an end. Interested in how this trend will play out and what other emerging security … [Read more...]
2021 Security Predictions: Automation Drives Tidal Wave of Spear Phishing Campaigns
This year has brought dramatic and extreme change at every turn. The global COVID-19 pandemic has transformed business and life as we know it, accelerating the move to remote operations where employees work outside the protection of the corporate firewall. As we look ahead at what 2021 has in store with our annual cybersecurity predictions, we know cyber criminals will adapt to … [Read more...]