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Evolving trends in security 2020

As cyber attackers become more sophisticated, organisations and cyber security experts become better at dealing with threats. And as cyber security evolves, so too does the ingenuity of the cyber criminal. It’s not quite chicken-and-egg, but rather an ongoing cycle of improvement on both sides. That’s not to say that the cyber attackers are winning; it…

As cyber attackers become more sophisticated, organisations and cyber security experts become better at dealing with threats. And as cyber security evolves, so too does the ingenuity of the cyber criminal. It’s not quite chicken-and-egg, but rather an ongoing cycle of improvement on both sides. 

That’s not to say that the cyber attackers are winning; it just means in the current threat landscape businesses need to do all they can to mitigate the risk to their operations and customers, whether that’s from running the latest antivirus software, to having to deal with ransomware, DDoS, or a data breach. Especially when it comes to the fallout of these attacks.

GDPR that stole the headlines. In July we saw the first fines handed out as a consequence of the EU regulation. Marriott hotel group was fined nearly £100m after losing personal and credit card data in a massive hack of its guest records; while British Airways received an £183m fine for a similar data breach. 

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Anthony Young, Director at Bridewell Consulting.

So, what are we in for in 2020? How will the threat landscape change and what should businesses look out for when putting together their cyber security strategies for the new year? Here are our five predicted trends for next year:

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