Cybersecurity Trends 2020

Smart devices are being used more and more in private households, making them an increasingly attractive target for cyber attacks why they need to be protected.

A digitized society is constantly generating personal data - their secure storage is necessary to maintain trust in digital solutions.

Future technologies in the logistics sector, in the automotive industry but also in healtcare, require sustainable protection mechanisms - this is the only way to prevent cyber attacks.

In the Cybersecurity Trends 2020, we pick up on seven trends that will have a lasting impact on the future of the digital society.

TÜV Rheinland is convinced that existing and future problems and challenges in cybersecurity and data protection can be mastered - even if they sometimes seem overwhelming. This requires the will to invest in the much-needed expertise. We support our customers on this path so that we can make significant progress together.

The following trends have been identified from the forecasts of our cybersecurity experts:

The challenges can sometimes look overwhelming but what matters far more is our ability to evolve to face the problems head on. At TÜV Rheinland, we firmly believe that with a long-term willingness to invest in expertise, and a commitment to work hard, progress will be made.

The following trends have been identified from our cybersecurity experts’ forecasts:

Trend 1:
The unregulated mining of personal data risks destabilizing digital society

Trend 2:
Smart supply chains will be targeted by hackers, rendering them ‘dumb’

Trend 3:
‘Smart’ consumer devices are multiplying faster than they can be secured

Trend 4:
Threats to the Shipping Industry have moved from theory to reality

Trend 5:
Real-time operating systems ‘superflaws’ risk creating a post-patching era

Trend 6:
‘Bring Your Own Medical Device’ is an Internet health crisis in the making

Trend 7:
Vehicles and transport infrastructure are a new candidate for cyberattack