Teknoser General Manager, one of the Hitay Holding Group companies, Ozan Inan talked about 5 Cyber Security issues that will come to the fore in 2021. İnan stated that in 2021, deepfake, Blockchain, ransomware, phishing and DNS poisoning and smart toys will be the biggest cyber security issues.
5 cyber security issues to be prominent in 2021
Stating that last year, along with the stay at home period, it was recorded as a year more open to cyber attacks with remote workers, İnan said that in 2021, cyber loser attacks will increase exponentially. "In 2019, the annual damage caused by cyber security attacks worldwide is $ 3 trillion," İnan said, "According to estimates, the total cost of losses from cyber attacks in 2021 could reach $ 6 trillion annually."
Deepfake
The first security threat that comes to the fore is expected to be the 'Deepfake' attack, which has been the mortar of the most watched videos on Youtube so far. Deepfake is a type of media in which the person in an image and video is replaced by another person's image using artificial neural networks. The use of this technology in 2021 for entertainment purposes or in advertising videos in a way that prevents companies and marketing departments from doing business and damages reputation is on the agenda. It is also spoken that with deepfake technology, applications that harm reputation can be put into use.
Blockchain
Although crypto money and its most famous instrument Bitcoin come to mind when talking about blockchain, the security of Blokckhain, which is used in many modern technologies, will be at the forefront of 2021. Any attack against this system, which ensures the transfer of money and the health of exports in the digital world, may cause a global trade chaos. It is stated that this year, as blockchain technology becomes more widespread, it will again be very open to impact. For example, the purpose of Bitcoin, one of the most beautiful uses of Blockchain, was to replace the banking process Swift technology, which enables international money transfer, but today it has gone far beyond that. The blockchain ensures that transactions on a network are continuously recorded. The system is similar to a database, but using a decentralized ledger instead of the traditional end-to-end, it allows each participant on the network to have their own copy of the ledger and view all transactions. Each block is protected by a reference associated and encrypted with the previous block. For this reason, it is very difficult to attack or hack the system. That's why blockchain is bringing a security revolution to the world.
Ransomware
One of the oldest and most effective methods in cyber security, ransomware and e-mail hijacking is a type of attack that ends with cyber hackers taking the money they aim for. At the same time, it is a victimhood that many people and companies are subjected to. This type of attack will continue to increase in 2021. If companies and individuals do not take the necessary security measures against this attack, the new methods of hackers will be helpless. The only way to prevent and eliminate these attacks is to seek help from companies working on cybersecurity.
Phishing and DNS Poisoning
In 2021, the old methods will continue to be updated and put into circulation by hackers again. The method of making the secure internet insecure is also for those who want to shop online, phishing attack and DNS poisoning method will continue. It is necessary not to open suspicious emails and click on links, not to do online banking transactions over public wireless networks, not to enter identity information wherever desired, not to share everything, especially on social media, and most importantly, use an end user security solution. Consumers should use 2FA (2-factor authentication), especially if they support a different and strong password infrastructure when subscribing to websites. IT managers should limit the unnecessary access rights of those who will remotely access data sources such as ERP, CRM, databases where sensitive data are stored, backup system. 2-factor authentication should be preferred in all applications that can be accessed over the internet, not just VPN.
Smart Toys
Among the prominent technological expectations of 2021, there is the increase in the interest of artificial intelligence-supported robotic pets and adult toys. With the inclusion of technology in toys more, there is an increase in intervention possibilities and safety comes to the fore. On the other hand, it is stated that the increase in the age of playing with these new generation toys will increase the risk in terms of security. At this point, this vulnerability that can help access sensitive data should also be eliminated.