2014 Security Predictions

Security staffs or managers in businesses had very tough days in 2013.

There were several large-scale security incidents and threats targeting mobile devices increased. Not only Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) which were very strategic and sophisticated with thoroughly analyzing the target have increased, traditional threats such as distributing malware to random targets have continued even more seriously than ever before.

In 2013, the boundary against security threats collapsed, and is expected to worsen in next year. Here’s what AhnLab’s security researchers have predicted top 7 security threats for 2014: ​