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Health Care Breaches, Cybercrime, Ransomware to get worse in 2016, Symantec Says

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Dec 18, 2015
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Dec 18, 2015

The security intelligence team for Symantec has compiled a list of top cyber predictions in the 2016 health care industry. Spoiler alert, we are expected to experience more and worse of just about everything:

  1. Internet of Things fuels need for more security
  2. Cybercriminals will target Apple products
  3. Ransomware gangs and malware distribution networks will increase
  4. Attacks and breaches will spark cyber insurance uptick
  5. Attacks against critical infrastructure will increase
  6. Encryption becomes more common
  7. Biometric security reaches a tipping point
  8. Gamification will show up in the security realm

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