Forcepoint Releases 2017 Cybersecurity Outlook Report
Pointing out cloud attacks, the increase in enterprise-led insider threats, and new attacks via voice recognition.

Forcepoint (Country Manager for Korea, Sanghyeok Lee) has released its 2017 Cybersecurity Outlook Report. This report focuses on the increasing integration of technological and physical domains and addresses the long-term impact of this new digital ecosystem on organizations and institutions worldwide. The outlook report was developed through the collaborative efforts of cybersecurity experts from Forcepoint and Raytheon.

Kris Lamb, Vice President of Forcepoint’s Threat Prevention Research, Development and Security Lab, said, “In 2017, the world will feel the security risks resulting from the rapid integration of the digital and physical realms,” adding, “As the interdependence between the two domains deepens, this impact will extend beyond cybersecurity to governments and businesses around the world.”

Josh Douglas, Chief Strategy Officer of Raytheon’s Foreground Security business unit, pointed out, “Most companies believe that simply migrating to a cloud environment ensures security,” adding, “However, moving data to the cloud does not absolve a company of its responsibility to protect that data, and proper operations and execution remain crucial.” He added, “Hastefully switching to cloud computing without considering these factors could result in the weakening of security for many companies.”

Forcepoint’s 2017 Cybersecurity Outlook Report covers all aspects of cybersecurity, ranging from the behavior of businesses and individuals to the impact of major technology trends on politics and international relations.

To introduce a few of the key points among the 10 predictions included in this report, the rise of voice recognition AI capable of accessing the internet, data, and various apps will bring about new attack methods and privacy issues that have never existed before.

Furthermore, the emergence of new enterprise-driven insider threats may cause issues with customer data, corporate profitability, and other performance goals. As a result, organizations will be compelled to re-evaluate their business environment and growth strategies.

Organizations that have already migrated vulnerable environments to the cloud will realize that without proper preparation, the cloud environment is not significantly advantageous in terms of security. This is because attacks on the cloud, which serves as the execution base for virtual machines (VMs), are expected to increase.

The European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will officially come into effect in 2018. Once the GDPR takes effect, new data protection regulations will apply, and companies may face increased costs as they must identify who, when, and how various stakeholders intend to access data.