With the expansion of the Internet of Things , cloud computing and virtualisation , cyberthreats , including ransomware , will increase in the near future , with 2016 seeing hacking as an “ emerging industry , ” according to cyber security experts . Fortinet also foresees new techniques that thwart forensic investigations and hide evidence of attacks by destroying or disabling a system when they are detected. Moreover , Microsoft , a leading cybersecurity firm , states in a report that it will become central to “ land and expand ” ways in which attackers , using computers , worms and viruses , exploit connected consumer devices to access corporate networks and hardware , in addition to new techniques that thwart forensic investigations and hide or destroy evidence of attacks . Vulnerable to attackers are wearable devices and employee home systems and devices through which cybercriminals can gain access to corporate networks .
With the expansion of the Internet of Things , cloud computing and virtualisation , cyberthreats , including ransomware , will increase in the near future , with 2016 seeing hacking as an “ emerging industry , ” according to cyber security experts . Moreover , Microsoft , a leading cybersecurity firm , states in a report that it will become central to “ land and expand ” ways in which attackers , using computers , worms and viruses , exploit connected consumer devices to access corporate networks and hardware , in addition to new techniques that thwart forensic investigations and hide or destroy evidence of attacks . Vulnerable to attackers are wearable devices and employee home systems and devices through which cybercriminals can gain access to corporate networks .