10 Areas of Change in Cybersecurity for 2020

Cybersecurity in 2020 will be evolutionary but not revolutionary. Although there is always change and churn, much of the foundational drivers remain relatively stable. Attacks in the next 12 months are likely to persist in ways already known but taking it up-a-notch and that will lead to a steady escalation between attackers and defenders. The growth of devices, users, and data continue to expand the playing field while the weaknesses of people’s behaviors continue to contribute to the greatest risk factors for compromises.

Here are some of the key areas to keep an eye on.

2020 Cybersecurity Predictions

1. Internet-of-Things (IoT): IoT continues to expand with insecure devices, services, and interfaces. Another 4 billion IoT devices will come online in 2020. Devices being hacked and insecure data being compromised are the two primary threats. Some progress will be made with the retirement of default or no passwords, but IoT devices will still be far from secure. At the same time, such devices will be called upon to handle even more sensitive data. Overall, the risks increase as devices become more autonomous and are employed in sensitive industries like healthcare, critical infrastructure, transportation, security, and remote-work applications.