Cyber Security Predictions For 2016

With a large number of people being online or having access to computers/tablets/connected devices, cybercrime has evolved and is more complex than ever.

- Sidharth Shekhar

The Industrial revolution in the 17th century Britain introduced technological advancements in various fields but it also led to an enormous increase in crime as most criminals were poor, unskilled, and uneducated people from over crowded cities and rural villages. The movement of people from villages to cities put a lot of pressure on the already existing lower classes. In this digital age, communication has evolved from being real to virtual and the whole world is a global village connected through Internet. This digital revolution has created a new forum for both terrorist activity and criminal behavior.

Critical infrastructures, emergency services, public utilities, banking sectors, food supplies, and transportation systems have resulted in inter-connectivity which is inconsistent with traditional security strategies. People have failed to deploy additional protection to safeguard their digital life. In fact, it may be argued that the digital revolution has hatched a favorable environment in which traditional criminals are adapting and new ones are emerging. India continues to be an attractive option for hackers.

Cyber crime in India has increased immensely in 2015, with 72% companies accepting that they faced online attacks and 94% respondents indicated that cyber crime is a major threat faced by organizations, according to KPMG cybercrime security report 2015.

Also, India was one of the top target countries for web application attacks, as stated by Akamai Q2 2015 State of the Internet report.

Here are few security predictions for the year 2016.

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