Cybersecurity stories were more popular than ever in 2014, with the word 'cyber' showing up in front of topics ranging from security to shopping scams to global online attacks. But no matter how we rename, reclassify or reanalyze the data in cyberspace, it is clear that the dollars spent, problems encountered and attention given cyber has virtually doubled in 2014.
This has been a year when cybersecurity stories doubled in breadth, depth and width of societal influence. As the Internet has expanded into every area of life, the opportunities have grown dramatically – but so have the challenges with the ‘dark side’ of the Internet.
Full Article: http://www.govtech.com/blogs/lohrmann-on-cybersecurity/2014-The-year-cyber-danger-doubled.htmlAs our online and offline worlds merge together in new ways, most experts expect these cyber-trends to continue. Future cyber-inventions that fall under the Internet of Things (IoT) banner, which include cars and homes and smart cities that are connected, will bring more cyber-challenges in 2015 and beyond.
The opportunities with cloud computing, new smartphones, big data, social media and more are immense. Technology will continue transform the way we live and work and learn, and stopping innovation is not an option. Society continues to struggle with the good, the bad and the ugly in cyberspace.
