2018 Cyber Security Threat and Vulnerability Predictions

This report encapsulates our predictions regarding the most significant cyber threats and vulnerabilities for 2018.

• Phishing: Will likely become more popular among novice and criminal hackers.
• Account Targeting: Account credentials are increasingly more available.
• Democratization of Cyber Weapons: 2017 saw the most high-profile ransomware attack to-date with the Wannacry worm.
• Tor Network: 2018 is the year of fighting and winning against the abuse of the Tor network.
• Macro Malware: The popularity of malicious macros for malware delivery continued strong in 2017.
• Geopolitical Tensions: Iran and North Korea tensions continue.
• Blockchain-related Cybercrime: With the establishment of Bitcoin futures and general interest to blockchain technologies, exploitation in this field grows too...READ MORE

Wapack Labs has cataloged and reported on cyber threats and vulnerabilities in the past. An archive of related reporting can be found in the Red Sky Alliance portal.

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