NINE THINGS THAT ARE POISED TO IMPACT CYBERSECURITY

Interviewed in a piece for Forbes on the latest trends in cybersecurity and encryption, and specifically how the Internet of Things (IoT) is driving increases in security spending commensurate with the risks it presents.

IoT Device Security. The next wave of cybersecurity attacks will come from the internet-of-things (IoT) devices like appliances, lights and cameras. These types of devices are cheap, easy to hack, can be found in large numbers and are geographically distributed, making them ideal targets for a hacker to commandeer and launch a distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on an unsuspecting enterprise.