7 January 2017

McAfee Labs Top Cyber Threats To Look For In 2017


McAfee Labs has published its outlook and predictions regarding how it sees the cyber threat evolving in 2017 — the McAfee Labs report is attached/available at the link provided, Among the top cyber threats for 2017, McAfee predicts:

— Ransomware will peak in the middle of 2018; but, then will begin to recede in the latter half of 2018;

— Threat intelligence sharing will see major advancements in 2017;

— Physical and digital/network security industries will edge closer together in 2017;

— Hacktivists will increasingly target consumer privacy tools and techniques in 2017;

— There will be increased cooperation between cyber security vendors and law enforcement agencies to identify, thwart, and apprehend cyber criminals;

— Cyber vulnerabilities In several of the most popular apps will continue to drop in 2017;

— Fake product reviews, fake web pages, fake security warnings, and more — all designed to get you to click on a link that inserts malware into your hard drive — will continue to evolve, in clever and creative ways; Further eroding Trust in the Internet, and the Internet of Things (IoT);

— Machine learning will be used by cyber criminals, hackers, etc., to enhance and improve socially engineered traps, honey-pots, watering holes, etc.

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