cyber trends
Hackers are
increasingly
targeting
unstructured
data to hide and
launch attacks, so
the priority is to
implement robust
governance.
the criminals. Imagine a DDOS attack
powered by true AI,” he warned.
“As consumers strive for a smarter
more connected world, we will see more
attacks targeting connected devices as a
means to an end. This is not new, but the
attack surface will get bigger. We must
continue to educate to ensure humans
are our strongest line of defence.”
The attack vectors most likely to take
centre stage in 2020 was another
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common theme. Becky Pinkard, CISO
at award-winning bank, Aldermore,
expects to see more attacks due to
technical debt.
“In the bid to keep pace with consumer
demand and technology capabilities,
industry is borrowing more technical
debt than it’s repaying. I think we’ll
see more headlines about successful
attacks due to this growing debt and
the associated ‘shadow risk’ it creates.
The march to open banking in financial
services, incorporating APIs, distributed
ledger technology and AI in rapid-
fire succession, and with a focus on
capturing the customer’s attention first,
often means security gets de-prioritised
on the route to delivery,” said Pinkard.
Troy Hunt, Microsoft Regional Director,
Founder of Have I Been Pwned and
recent Infosecurity Europe Hall of
Fame inductee, added: “We’re seeing
credential stuffing run rampant and I
wonder if this will escalate as more data
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