Evolution in cybercrime needs security upgrades

Significance These trends include the rise in ‘double extortion’ ransomware attacks and supply chain attacks to obtain sensitive data and infiltrate computer networks through widely used vendors’ software. Impacts Auditing of vendors and avoiding dependence on one provider will be increasingly critical to cybersecurity. As breach reporting guidelines tighten, more information will become publicly available about hacking gangs and their tactics. AI developers will face rising pressure to prevent the misuse of their systems by adversarial cyber actors.