2020 forecast: Attackers will target non-traditional systems - Help Net Security

2020 forecast: Attackers will target non-traditional systems - Help Net Security

While plenty of attacks will continue to hit traditional targets such operating systems and humans, 2020 will see many attackers taking aim at non-traditional systems. Containers, connected devices and the communications between the two technologies will be a primary focus of both security researchers and attackers.


New technologies continue to shake up corporate infrastructure, and with new technologies comes unforeseen weaknesses and exploits for those weaknesses.


Here are four predictions of where attackers are headed in 2020 – areas that your technology security team should focus their efforts on.


Security researchers will focus on the container ecosystem


Companies are moving more of their applications and processes to the cloud—and not just one cloud, but many. Eighty-four percent of companies had a forecast attackers target traditional systems security