In 2021, 5G, deepfake and return to the office will be on the agenda of cybersecurity. The predictions regarding the cyber security trends that are expected to come to the fore in 2021 have been announced.
According to cyber security experts, cyber attacks will increase even more in 2021 after 2020, when the rapid transition from home to work with the Covid-19 pandemic. In these attacks, especially 5G, deepfake and return to office will be used.
1- Deepfake will be used in corporate attacks In simple terms, "deepfake" is a type of media in which a person in an image or video is replaced with another person's image using artificial neural networks. Publicly, the concept of deepfake is seen as a potential threat that could affect the masses, damage reputation, and more, but we will see deepfake used more in corporate attacks to amplify social engineering attacks, not for confusion and chaos. Videos of executives and business leaders are easily accessible in marketing materials, social media channels and more. In particular, attackers will use deepfake nowadays as managers increasingly rely on video as a way to communicate with their employees. 2- With 5G, the volume of DDoS attacks will grow and we have started to see how the adoption of technologies such as 5G, IoT and cloud brings new limits for businesses, and this will continue in 2021. While 5G allows businesses to accelerate digital transformation and create dynamic customer experiences, it also exponentially expands the attack surface as interconnected devices come online, exposing organizations to new risks. As 5G becomes widespread around the world, larger and more frequent DDoS attacks will become possible. 5G will increase the available overall bandwidth and allow large amounts of IoT devices to be connected. Because there is still no standard for IoT security, it is often easy to compromise and control these devices as part of bringing the botnet army together. As a result, we will see the first 5Tbps DDoS attack launched next year. 3- The rapid digital transformation in 2020 will have a lagging impact on cybersecurity in 2021.In 2020, organizations were forced to quickly adapt to new working methods and apply new technologies. This happened in a situation where we had little experience and almost no time for planning and testing. Adding the possibility of normalizing life and returning to the office in 2021, it seems that the transition will bring many problems. In 2021, we will exploit vulnerabilities caused by errors that were inevitable during this rapid transition, and we will see new data breaches such as the latest Twitter hacking. 4- The depreciation of local currencies will increase the interest in digital currencies due to the pandemic, unemployment and radical decisions in the monetary policies of the countries caused the value of local currencies to decrease and the interest in digital currencies, especially bitcoin, increased. In 2021, with the increasing attacks on digital money wallets, we will see more frequent attacks where ransom demands are made with digital money. 5- The good news, cyber security will also be strengthened , artificial intelligence will help to eliminate the lack of skills in cyber security. In 2021, the share of artificial intelligence in cyber security will increase and we will use it as a new authentication method. In order to prevent attacks on data security and Wi-Fi networks, artificial intelligence will be used extensively in cyber security measures. The market share of artificial intelligence in the cyber security market is expected to reach 38.2 billion dollars by 2026. The increase in the use of 5G and the number of IoT devices and advanced threats in cyber security are the main drivers of the growth of the market.
