The advent of the internet-of-things massively increases the "surface area" for potential cyber attacks as the number of connected devices is expected to surge from 8.7bn in 2012 to a forecasted 40.9bn by 2020. This means that the current methodologies used to detect and fend-off attacks will likely be rendered useless. A key shift is that companies will increasingly share information on attacks and defences, and come to work together in a new world for cyber security. Facebook is apparently ahead of the curve in this area, creating ThreatExchange: In addition to sharing threat intelligence with its partners, Facebook has also created an online forum where members can discuss their own experiences with cybersecurity threats. " One for all and all for one.
The advent of the internet-of-things massively increases the "surface area" for potential cyber attacks as the number of connected devices is expected to surge from 8.7bn in 2012 to a forecasted 40.9bn by 2020. This means that the current methodologies used to detect and fend-off attacks will likely be rendered useless. A key shift is that companies will increasingly share information on attacks and defences, and come to work together in a new world for cyber security. Facebook is apparently ahead of the curve in this area, creating ThreatExchange: "Our goal is that organizations anywhere will be able to use ThreatExchange to share threat information more easily, learn from each other"s discoveries, and make their own systems safer." One for all and all for one.