Leaders within the IT community are beginning to view cybersecurity not just as a small part of the everyday cost of doing business, but as a direct driver of business continuity and bottom line growth. Not only will it affect the corporate business, but also it will impact our daily lives.

2015 has passed, and 2016 brings with it new challenges and trends in regards to cybersecurity and digital communication. Following up to the previous communication about social engineering, we look at trends and predicted threats in 2016, followed with the most recent threat for IT systems around the world, the Ransom32.

Predictions for 2016:

Ongoing maintenance will become a major problem for defenders as maintenance costs rise, manageability falls and manpower is limited.

IT Infrastructure continues to grow and expand in depth and criticality, requiring increasing resources just to maintain the status quo.

The Internet of Things will help (and hurt) us all.

The websites, apps and electronic devices that comprise the Internet of Things (IoT), make navigating personal and business tasks more convenient than ever, but their popularity also means a wider attack surface, expanse of data and range of vulnerabilities for threat actors to exploit.

The US elections cycle will drive significant themed attacks.

The 2016 presidential race will likely see the most creative use of online and social media campaigning yet, as candidates and their teams regularly turn to online resources, campaign websites, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to reach voters and target specific demographics in their race to win the White House. Attackers will use the 2016 election and related campaign issues to craft attacks and misdirects in order to push malware payloads with the intent to compromise.

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