DALLAS, Nov. 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Trend Micro
Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), has released its annual
security predictions report, "Trend Micro Security Predictions for
2015 and Beyond: The Invisible Becomes Visible," and the company's
threat defense experts are highlighting the report's forecast that
targeted attacks will become rampant from more countries as hackers
from the usual suspects have found success targeting victims around
the world. Additionally, the report breaks downs seven other
cybersecurity threat predictions for 2015 including banks and
payment systems.
According to the report, targeted attacks campaigns will
continue to multiply in 2015, after cybercriminals had noteworthy
breaches via targeted attacks in the U.S. Trend Micro's threat
defense experts predict hackers within countries such as
Vietnam, UK, and India, will pursue the use of targeted attacks
and we will see attacks against non-traditional countries like
we've seen recently against Malaysia and Indonesia based organizations.
"What we are seeing today is not a huge surprise but rather the
velocity and brutal measures cybercriminals are using to steal
information," said Raimund Genes, CTO, Trend Micro. "Following the
success of targeted attacks from Chinese and Russian
cybercriminals, many hackers from other countries will regard
cyber-attacks as a more practical method to grab a foothold in an
organization. Additionally, with the incessant barrage of data
breaches emerging almost daily, it's reasonable to presume that
data breaches will be essentially regarded as a common offshoot of
the present threat landscape."
Threats around banking will continue to become more severe as
more unique cybercrime attacks against financial institutions also
emerge and financial and banking intuitions must implement
two-factor authentication for online services.
"The payment ecosystem will continue to evolve," said JD Sherry,
vice president of technology and solutions, Trend Micro. "Massive
transformation is upon us and we will continue to see threat actors
trying to manipulate Near Field Communications (NFC) as certain
platforms gain momentum due to their significant following and
user's penchant for adopting the latest and greatest
technology."
Highlights from the 2015 predications report include:
- More cybercriminals will turn to darknets and exclusive-access
forums to share and sell crimeware.
- Increased cyber activity will translate to better, bigger, and
more successful hacking tools and attempts.
- Exploits kits will target Android, as mobile vulnerabilities
play a bigger role in device infection.
- Targeted attacks will become as prevalent as cybercrime.
- New mobile payment methods will introduce new threats.
- We will see more attempts to exploit vulnerabilities in open
source apps.
- Technological diversity will save Internet of Everything
devices from mass attacks but the same won't be true for the data
they process.
- More severe online banking and other financially motivated
threats will surface.
The Trend Micro Security Predictions for 2015 also include a
continued increase in the exploitation of smart devices such as
smart cameras, appliances and TV's as cybercriminals become more
aggressive at targeting these platforms as well as the
organizations who manage the data.
As factors like market pressure push device manufacturers to
launch more and more smart devices sans security in mind to meet
the rising demand, so will attackers increasingly find
vulnerabilities to exploit for their own gain.
"Smart homes and home automation will continue to proliferate
across the globe, further increasing all of our attack surfaces,"
said Sherry. "As such, smart device manufactures must consider how
to secure the data that resides in these devices not just the
devices themselves."
View the "Trend Micro Security Predictions for 2015 and Beyond:
The Invisible Becomes Visible" at:
http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/security/predictions.
Supporting assets:
Simply Security Blog:
http://blog.trendmicro.com/the-invisible-becomes-visible/.
TrendLabs Security Intelligence Blog entry:
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/2015-predictions-the-invisible-becomes-visible.
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