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5 cyber security predictions for 2016

Posted on January 1, 2016January 24, 2016 By Davey Winder

Want to know how to defend your business against the worst hackers have to offer as we enter 2016? You need a crystal ball…

When it comes to crystal ball gazing in the tech world, the rule of thumb is not to do it as you only end up looking like an idiot in 12 months’ time. This time, though, the sad truth of the matter is that predicting the shape of the IT security threatscape for next year really isn’t that hard: ‘more of the bloody same’ pretty much sums it up. But while exploit kits, DDoS attacks, and ransomware will all continue marching into the enterprise and doing damage, these threats will also evolve to become more dangerous. Here are five IT security predictions, that might actually happen, to mull over as you recover from your New Year’s Eve party.

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