1. The internet of things- According to experts because the internet of things refer to devices that connect to the internet in aid to make everyday lives efficient. This ranges between anything from health care to transportation. People have neglected security. There are plenty pf hackers that would take advantage of this neglected security state.
2. Cyber- espionage- This is becoming a key weapon for may countries. It is believed that the next war will be done through cyber- espionage only because some will become information gathers while others will steal money. Predictions that an increase in small nation states and terror groups will use cyber warfare.
3.Insecure passwords- Insecure passwords is a huge risk. Many hackers can hack almost anybodies accounts because things like password recovery's are not very reliable. This is only because an individual reveals so much about themselves while online profiles hence hackers find it relatively easy to pick out information which allows them to gain access to accounts.
4.Cyber theft will increase- Many say stealing financial information now days is of an ordinary as this is a thriving business for cyber criminals. South Africa is a developing country with a large quantity of uneducated people and a small proportion of educated people. This makes cyber theft really easy as not many people are educated enough to guard themselves from cyber thieves.
5.Ransom-ware- Ransom-ware is defined as a type of malware which access to the computer system. Predictions have said that ransom-ware that evades security software installed on a system will target things like Dropbox, Google drive etc. There after it will infect users backed up storage data. The victims will have to pay a ransom in order to get their information back. This could happen to many celebrities in South Africa and as well as government officials.
http://www.cnbe.com/2014/12/19/top-5-cyber-security-risks-for-2015.html [accessed 23 May 2016]
3.Insecure passwords- Insecure passwords is a huge risk. Many hackers can hack almost anybodies accounts because things like password recovery's are not very reliable. This is only because an individual reveals so much about themselves while online profiles hence hackers find it relatively easy to pick out information which allows them to gain access to accounts.
4.Cyber theft will increase- Many say stealing financial information now days is of an ordinary as this is a thriving business for cyber criminals. South Africa is a developing country with a large quantity of uneducated people and a small proportion of educated people. This makes cyber theft really easy as not many people are educated enough to guard themselves from cyber thieves.
5.Ransom-ware- Ransom-ware is defined as a type of malware which access to the computer system. Predictions have said that ransom-ware that evades security software installed on a system will target things like Dropbox, Google drive etc. There after it will infect users backed up storage data. The victims will have to pay a ransom in order to get their information back. This could happen to many celebrities in South Africa and as well as government officials.
http://www.cnbe.com/2014/12/19/top-5-cyber-security-risks-for-2015.html [accessed 23 May 2016]
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