By John Conwell, data scientist at DomainTools
The security industry is in constant flux. As attackers move the goal posts in order to further their own nefarious aims, the security industry scrambles to keep up. As we approach the beginning of a brand-new year, and a brand-new decade, I have outlined some areas where I believe we will see security threats developing into 2020 and beyond.
DeepFake–Driven Phishing:
DeepFake Driven Phishing: DeepFake is a machine learning technique used to create realistic yet fake audio or video of someone. Over the past year, researchers have been able to create models that can render DeepFake videos in real time at the quality of a mediocre video conference. Such tools have the potential to create a paradigm shift in how we identify and defend against phishing attacks. We’ve been taught to not blindly trust many forms digital communications, but most people wouldn’t second guess the authenticity of a phone call with a voice they recognize. What happens when you get a call or video conference from your CEO asking for their login credentials or to initiate a wire transfer?
Traditional Phishing: Here to Stay
Although we have large leaps in our ability to detect malicious code, we will still see the most unsophisticated types of cyberattacks still continue to see success: phishing. Despite Google’s Gmail service offering really good spam and phishing detection capabilities, the rest of the email platforms are still woefully behind. Phishing is a low-level attack vector that works often and it’s not going away anytime soon.
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