David Ferbrache, Global Head of Cyber Futures, KPMG in
the UK offers 10 cybersecurity predictions for the year
ahead
Our world is changing, and with it, the cybersecurity challenges
that we all face in securing that world. The coming of a new year
is, of course, just another day in the calendar, but it's also
a chance to take stock and wonder just what the next few years may
bring.
So I thought I would offer 10 predictions for the future. So
here goes.
1. The creativity of organized crime continues to challenge
us
Extortion through ransomware makes money with losses increasing
as criminals become more careful in selecting their targets, spend
longer working out how to extort money most effectively and ratchet
up their ransom demands into the hundreds of thousands or even
millions of dollars. Companies increasingly look to the cyber
insurance sector to cover those payments. Expect insurers nursing
growing losses to become more selective in just what and
