Kushaliyeva Tamiris, 209 group
Problems and tendencies of Information Security
Information Security Threats
- Hackers, cybercrime, malware, espionage, burglaries and data leaks
1. Evolution of crypto ransomware
Crypto ransomware are still one of the fastest growing areas of cybercrime. The number of attacks in 2017 increased by 36% (and the damage has doubled). Experts do not predict a decrease in intensity, attacks will only increase.
Unfortunately, many companies still do not envisage the development of events for the worst scenario. 20% of companies do not have a recovery plan at all, that is, they do not make a backup. In case of infection, they will lose all their data, applications, customer information, etc. They will actually have one way out - to pay the attackers and hope that they will provide the keys to decrypt the information.
Crypto ransomware are still one of the fastest growing areas of cybercrime. The number of attacks in 2017 increased by 36% (and the damage has doubled). Experts do not predict a decrease in intensity, attacks will only increase.
Unfortunately, many companies still do not envisage the development of events for the worst scenario. 20% of companies do not have a recovery plan at all, that is, they do not make a backup. In case of infection, they will lose all their data, applications, customer information, etc. They will actually have one way out - to pay the attackers and hope that they will provide the keys to decrypt the information.
2. Expansion of AI to defend against attacks
Experts consider one of the most promising protection strategies to use programs with data mining and self-learning elements, that is, applications of weak Artificial Intelligence.
Statista has compiled a table with the most promising applications of AI in the coming years. "Prospectivity" in this case is determined by the volume of investments that companies have already made and plan to make in various spheres of AI in 2016-2025.
The total amount of private investment in all areas of weak AI is estimated at $ 48.5 billion. The most promising areas are the recognition of static images, classification and marking of objects, algorithmic trading, data mining in healthcare. But the list has got and such direction as "prevention of threats of cybersecurity". The development of such systems, according to the forecast, will be spent $ 2.47 billion.
Experts consider one of the most promising protection strategies to use programs with data mining and self-learning elements, that is, applications of weak Artificial Intelligence.
Statista has compiled a table with the most promising applications of AI in the coming years. "Prospectivity" in this case is determined by the volume of investments that companies have already made and plan to make in various spheres of AI in 2016-2025.
The total amount of private investment in all areas of weak AI is estimated at $ 48.5 billion. The most promising areas are the recognition of static images, classification and marking of objects, algorithmic trading, data mining in healthcare. But the list has got and such direction as "prevention of threats of cybersecurity". The development of such systems, according to the forecast, will be spent $ 2.47 billion.
3. Threats to the Internet of things
The number of gadgets in the possession of people is constantly growing rapidly, and not only for geeks. Almost every apartment is constantly working several smartphones and tablets, one or more computers, an Internet-connected TV or a set-top box (a streaming media device on the diagram).
And this is only the beginning. Now "voice assistants" with speech recognition like Amazon Echo and Google Home are becoming fashionable. So far, they do not understand the Russian language, but as soon as Yandex releases its smart column - it will become fashionable (Yandex has been working on this gadget for a year and a half). Such a device can order a pizza or call a taxi on your team, put music on demand or tell the news and weather forecast.
Even refrigerators become "smart" - and can order fresh milk, if this expires.
The problem is that the Internet devices of things are usually protected from hacking worse than conventional computers. A few years ago, HP's research revealed that 70% of Internet devices have serious security vulnerabilities. Since then, the situation has not changed much.
The number of gadgets in the possession of people is constantly growing rapidly, and not only for geeks. Almost every apartment is constantly working several smartphones and tablets, one or more computers, an Internet-connected TV or a set-top box (a streaming media device on the diagram).
And this is only the beginning. Now "voice assistants" with speech recognition like Amazon Echo and Google Home are becoming fashionable. So far, they do not understand the Russian language, but as soon as Yandex releases its smart column - it will become fashionable (Yandex has been working on this gadget for a year and a half). Such a device can order a pizza or call a taxi on your team, put music on demand or tell the news and weather forecast.
Even refrigerators become "smart" - and can order fresh milk, if this expires.
The problem is that the Internet devices of things are usually protected from hacking worse than conventional computers. A few years ago, HP's research revealed that 70% of Internet devices have serious security vulnerabilities. Since then, the situation has not changed much.
4. The Revolution of the Blockade
Despite the recent depreciation, the Crypto-currency like Bitcoin and Ethereum became the main event of 2017.
Block - a decentralized and secure transaction record - can be used in various areas of information technology. What does this mean for information security? Experts can not answer this question clearly, but they make some assumptions. Most likely, private companies will start using blocking to store their transactions - and combine these systems with existing solutions in the field of information security. For example, these can be decentralized access control systems and user identification management. Maybe they will come up with other applications. In any case, the IS systems are likely to change with the use of a block-system.
Despite the recent depreciation, the Crypto-currency like Bitcoin and Ethereum became the main event of 2017.
Block - a decentralized and secure transaction record - can be used in various areas of information technology. What does this mean for information security? Experts can not answer this question clearly, but they make some assumptions. Most likely, private companies will start using blocking to store their transactions - and combine these systems with existing solutions in the field of information security. For example, these can be decentralized access control systems and user identification management. Maybe they will come up with other applications. In any case, the IS systems are likely to change with the use of a block-system.
5. Vulnerabilities of serverless applications
Experts believe that confidential information is at greatest risk if it is stored not on the server, but on users' personal computers. Servers are usually better protected than non-server applications.
According to Statista, the most common use cases for serverless applications are as follows:
Web services - 65%
Data processing - 34%
Internet tools - 28%
Internet of things - 23%
Chat-bots - 23%
Other - 33%
Experts believe that confidential information is at greatest risk if it is stored not on the server, but on users' personal computers. Servers are usually better protected than non-server applications.
According to Statista, the most common use cases for serverless applications are as follows:
Web services - 65%
Data processing - 34%
Internet tools - 28%
Internet of things - 23%
Chat-bots - 23%
Other - 33%
