Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity in 2020: Eight frightening predictions

The coming year looks promising on many levels; however, there could also be an inordinate rise of security breaches, attacks, and incidents. What will make 2020 such a banner year is that hackers will start turning technology against the companies that deploy it. 

Confused? Let's dive in so I can explain what I believe will make 2020 reset the bar for security attacks.

1. A voting machine hack

Much of what will ail technology will center around the 2020 US presidential election. It's been proven how easy network-attached voting machines can be hacked, so it should come as no surprise that this coming election will see numerous machines breached and votes changed. Because of this, it will also be the year when the leaders of the country understand that the technology supporting our elections is not up to the task of keeping our votes safe.

2. Deepfakes will cloud the 2020 US presidential election

Speaking of the 2020 US presidential election, social media will be awash in deepfake videos aimed at misleading voters. These deepfake videos will be so convincing that it will require forensic specialists to uncover them. They will first target presidential candidates but will spread to members of congress and celebrities. The web that these videos will weave is going to be complicated, confusing, and convincing, and citizens must be vigilant in not falling for anything untoward, at least not without first doing a bit of vetting...