Ten Trends Driving Cyber Security In 2019

1. Coming of cyber warfare

Countries will continue to invest in attack infrastructure as they have over the past few years. The most recent US intelligence worldwide threat assessment suggests that 33 countries now have cyber attack capabilities, up from just 14 in 2012. So it would seem that cyber forces and commands have become an integral part of any nation's armed forces, not just their intelligence apparatus. Sadly we may see these tools trialled and occasionally used in anger as geopolitical tensions continue to rise, as well as a shift towards open attribution of such attacks as part of the political and diplomatic response to these activities.

2. Lack of consensus on cyber law