2017 was the year for Cyber Criminals, Multiple Cyber attacks, data breaches, and vulnerabilities. Let us understand the Cybersecurity Threats for 2018.

1. The Top Five Cybersecurity Threats for 2018

2. IBM lays out the biggest cybersecurity threats for next year
Cybersecurity is a very nuanced concept. There
are a lot of surfaces to cover, a lot of moving parts.
You have to worry about filtering traffic,
encrypting data both in motion and at rest and you
better be able to perform scans and penetration
tests. Ok, now take a breath.
We’re fast approaching the end of 2017. And
while it’s been a busy year, including countless
cyber-attacks and a browser push for HTTPS, it’s
time to begin looking forward to next year.
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3. Cyber Security
For many companies, this is all cost-prohibitive, but increasingly that is becoming a weak
excuse for not having the correct security implementations. With some of the titans of the
industry offering security-as-a-service products and the advances in Artificial Intelligence and
Machine Learning, the costs associated with competent cyber security are fast coming down.
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4. We’re not here to talk about your
responsibility to secure your
website, we’re here to talk about
looming threats to the
cybersecurity landscape.

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So, without further ado,
here are IBM’s top five
cyber threats for 2018
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6. The Top Five Cybersecurity Threats for 2018
⬗ AI vs AI
⬗ Africa Emerges as a New Environment for Cybercrime
⬗ Identity Problems
⬗ IoT Issues
⬗ Better Responses
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7. 1. AI vs AI
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8. ⬗ 2018 is likely to see a spike in AI-based cyber-attacks as more and more hackers and
cybercriminals use AI and machine learning to spoof user behavior. In turn, the security
industry will have its own AI in place to combat this.
⬗ The way AI works as a defensive mechanism is that it sorts through all relevant data –
much more efficiently and quickly than any human ever could – and identifies user
patterns.
⬗ Things like when you typically log on, what parts of the network you access and where
you’re physically logging in from. When the AI notices breaks in these patterns it alerts
you.
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9. 2. Africa Emerges as a New
Environment for Cybercrime
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10. ⬗ With Africa’s growth in technology, it’s oft-precarious financial situation
and the lucrative nature of cybercrime, it’s only a matter of time before
the continent joins Eastern Europe and Asia as a hotbed for
cybercriminal activity.
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11. 3. Identity Problems
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12. ⬗ Over 2-billion personal records were stolen in 2017.
⬗ That’s especially staggering considering there are only like 6-billion people in the
entire world.
⬗ That’s roughly one in three people who have had their identity compromised.
⬗ In 2018 expect identity fraud to rise and look for employers and government agencies
to consider alternative means of identification.
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13. 4. IoT Issues
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14. ⬗ We talk about this a lot, but the Internet of Things (IoT) is ridiculously unsecure, and
the vendors don’t seem too motivated to fix that.
⬗ Expect to see plenty of malfeasance regarding the IoT.
⬗ That could include ransomware or malware infections that create a botnet.
⬗ Yes, that’s right your refrigerator could be mining cryptocurrency and you’d have no
idea. Your thermostat, too.
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15. 5. Better Responses
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16. ⬗ As more and more companies adopt good security practices, we might finally see large
corporations and governments actually have adequate responses to cyber threats.
⬗ This will likely be spurred on by GDPR that will go into effect in Europe in 2018
⬗ These put strict requirements on the protection of personal data and requires a swift 72-
hour response and good communication in the event of any issues.
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17. ⬗ If 2017 seemed like a crazy year, we’re only scraping the surface. We have entire
nation-states acting as cyber-aggressors.
⬗ Hackers are more resourceful than ever and the whole world has the NSA’s cyber
playbook thanks to the Shadow Brokers.
⬗ So, the Infosec community better prepares itself. 2018 will be unlike anything we’ve
ever seen before.
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2018 Looks to be Wild

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