The Evolution of Cyber Defenses, Attacks and Vulnerabilities in 2019 2

Time marches forward—and so does cybersecurity and the cyber threat landscape. What do organizations and IT professionals have to look forward to in the year ahead? What emerging trends and innovative attacks do you need to be on the lookout for? 2018 is comfortably in the rearview mirror now, and now we have all

As in years past, 2018 saw a steady stream of major data breaches. Billions of consumers around the world were affected by exposed or compromised personal and financial information, and companies of all sizes and across all industries felt the impact of financial and reputational fallout that results when data is not adequately protected. Data privacy occupied the spotlight in 2018 with the launch of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in Europe, and similar data protection legislation in the United States. Emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and blockchain also had a significant impact on the cybersecurity industry.

Don’t expect 2019 to sit back and let 2018 have all the glory, though. In 2019, you can expect to see the evolution of cyber defenses and attack methods, as well as countless new vulnerabilities for hackers to exploit. 2019 will be like, “Oh. You had a lot of data breaches and vulnerability exploits? Hold my beer.”