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Trend Micro provides a glimpse into the future of cybersecurity with Project 2030
Trend Micro Incorporated , a global provider of cybersecurity solutions , recently released a visionary report and a dramatised video series articulating how the world might look at the start of the next decade – and how the security sector might respond to evolving cybercrime innovation . By 2030 , connectivity will affect every aspect of daily life , on both the physical and psychological levels . Malicious threat actors will evolve to use and abuse technological innovation , which is expected in the consistent change of the threat landscape . The report itself looks at the world in 2030 through the perspectives of a fictional citizen , a business and a government . It offers a detailed analysis of evolving cyberthreats and how these might impact security stakeholders .
“ Today , AI , Machine Learning , and Internet of Things ( IoT ) devices have all found a commonplace in our daily lives . Therefore , we must remain vigilant in safeguarding our digital activities and equipping ourselves to successfully navigate through cyberthreats attempting to disrupt our digital experiences ,” said Dr Moataz Bin Ali , Vice President and Managing Director , MEA , Trend Micro .
“ Project 2030 not only provides predicted scenarios in a new digital era but also prepares us for cybersecurity challenges that are less than a decade away . This report reflects our commitment and provides invaluable guidance for enterprises and communities in the region to further secure their digital journeys for a better tomorrow ”
Among the predictions in the report are :
• AI tools democratise cybercrime on a whole new scale to individuals with no technical skill
• Attacks cause chaos with supply chains and physical harm to humans through their cyber-implants
• Social engineering and misinformation become more visceral and harder to ignore when delivered via ubiquitous heads up displays ( HUDs )
• Massive IoT ( MIoT ) environments attract sabotage and extortion attacks targeting manufacturing , logistics , transportation , healthcare , education , retail , and the home environment
• AI-powered confusion makes attribution virtually impossible , pushing the security industry ’ s focus towards incident response and IAM at the Edge
• 5G and 6G connectivity everywhere drive more sophisticated and precise attacks
• “ Everything-as-a-Service ” turns cloud providers into hugely lucrative targets for cyber attackers
• Grey markets emerge for those that want tools to confound workplace monitoring
• Techno-nationalism becomes a key geostrategic tool for some of the world ’ s most powerful nations , with the gulf between them and the have-nots widening further
A successor to Trend Micro ’ s acclaimed 2012 report , Project 2020 , the new paper was compiled from open-source research , vendor threat landscape reports , scientific abstracts , patents , an invitationonly online survey , and a CISO poll . The video dramatisation of the report is meant to be an engaging , entertaining way to visualise the future and enable organisations to think about how they will need to adapt to new realities . p
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