Cybersecurity Trends: Past, Present, and Future

In this transcript, the speaker discusses cybersecurity trends from the past year and what we can expect in the future. The speaker highlights data breaches, ransomware attacks, and multi-factor authentication as key trends from the past year. Looking forward, the speaker predicts a rise in attacks on Internet of Things (IoT) devices and warns about potential misuse of artificial intelligence by cybercriminals.

Data Breaches and Ransomware Attacks

• Data breaches continue to be a major issue in cybersecurity.

• Ransomware is at the core of many data breaches.

• The cost of a data breach continues to be over four million dollars per incident.

Multi-Factor Authentication

• Multi-factor authentication is becoming more widespread.

• It involves proving identity based on something you know, have, or are.

• This can lead to better security and user experience.

Rise in IoT Attacks

• IoT devices are becoming more prevalent.

• Every computer can be hacked; therefore every IoT device can be hacked.

• This could result in serious consequences such as hacking into implantable medical devices.

Misuse of Artificial Intelligence

• AI is being used for security analysis by both good guys and bad guys.

• Bad actors may use AI to develop specific attacks against AI systems or poison Corpus of knowledge that's in those systems.

The Future of AI and Deep Fakes

In this section, the speaker discusses the growing use of AI and deep fakes. He explains how deep fakes can be used to manipulate public opinion and cause harm.

AI and Deep Fakes

• AI is becoming more prevalent in our lives.

• Deep fakes are a new technology that can create audio or video files where a person says something they never said.

• Deep fakes can be used to manipulate public opinion, causing harm if not detected quickly.

• We need to get smarter about detecting deep fakes from authentic videos.

Quantum Computing

In this section, the speaker talks about quantum computing and its potential impact on cryptography.

Quantum Computing

• Quantum computers are useful for solving problems that traditional computers cannot handle.

• Quantum systems could potentially break asymmetric crypto algorithms that we rely on every day for secure communications.

• We need to develop quantum-safe algorithms for cryptography to protect against quantum computer attacks.

• The National Institute of Standards has published four quantum-safe algorithms that will protect against quantum computer attacks.

Cyber Security Skills Gap

In this section, the speaker discusses the skills gap in cyber security and what can be done to address it.

Cyber Security Skills Gap

• There is currently a significant skills gap in cyber security with 770 million unfilled jobs in the US alone.

• Creating new cyber security experts takes time, but we can work smarter by using AI tools to automate responses and become force multipliers.

• We need to do more training for end-users and security professionals to create more cyber security experts.

• Addressing the skills gap will require a multi-pronged approach.