Avast announces cybersecurity predictions for 2020, expects rise in mobile scams and IoT Malware

Internet security provider Avast has released its annual ‘Threat Landscape Report’ with cybersecurity predictions list for the year 2020. According to the company, mobile scams, sophisticated mailspam, IoT malware and botnets will be major security threats in 2020. It anticipates that a greater focus will also be placed on data privacy in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the coming year.
The report says that 2020 may see an advancements in terms of how malware is delivered to PCs with more sophisticated methods of spreading threats being deployed. Avast’s head of the threat intelligence systems, Jakub Kroustek said, “Cybercriminals are constantly innovating and looking for new ways to circumvent today’s powerful personal and business security solutions. Not only is it harder for people to spot malicious emails or suspicious links and attachments, making attacks more likely to be successful, but the exploitation of RDP vulnerabilities to spread worm-like strains of threats could have significant impact.”