Do you remember the time when your phone was just a phone, your fridge was just a fridge, and your car was just a car? These days everything is connected on line, everything has a microprocessor integrated; thus, everything needs to be secure from cyber-attacks. 35 million new cars will be V2V enabled by 2022, opening the way for V2X capabilities in the near future.

Security is a major concern now and it is only going to get bigger and bigger in the future. Who would want his autonomous car being hijacked by a cybercriminal?

Military and defence contractors are prime targets for cyber criminals worldwide. Due to the nature of the industry, attackers might target a contractor to gain access to classified files. Those malicious actors can vary from hacktivists whose goal is to publicly embarrass a company or a government, to foreign operatives collecting intelligence for their country.

It is imperative for any company’s financial survival in this industry to have a spotless record regarding their security, because no one wants sensitive information to be made public.

Financial institutions have gone digital decades now, that has made them extremely security literate when compared with other traditional industries. Also, due to the importance of the industry for the world economy, security regulations have been introduced like FISMA and PCI-DSS among other.

The global number of cyber attacks is on the rise the past few years. The financial sector is the intended target of most of those attacks. Keeping your defences one step ahead of the attackers is essential for an organisation in the financial field, where trust is the most important ingredient in a firm’s marketing mix. Loss of trust can be lethal for a corporation, just imagine a bank faced with a massive loss of trust from its customers.

Being an industry where almost everyone has a stake, makes the need for cutting edge cyber security imperative for organisations in the field of finance.

The healthcare industry has been in the forefront when it comes in introducing breakthrough technological innovations; that has also brought an increasing number of threats. Moreover, governments worldwide have been introducing regulations to increase the security requirements of the industry with HIPAA in the US and GDPR in the EU being the most well-known.

With everyone’s health records going digital and with literally everything trying to be connected on line these days, it is understandable that security regarding something as personal as your health records must be a priority.

Imagine the ramifications for an organisation if the records of its patients became public for some reason, not even taking into consideration the legal backlash, only the loss of trust and the bad press would probably be enough to bring it to the ground.

Long past are the days that records were being kept on hardcopies. Every law enforcement agency and security agency on the planet are keeping their data digitally and that means that sensitive data are now a target of cyber criminals, activists, terrorists, or foreign agents.

It goes without saying that any state must do whatever humanly possible to keep data of that nature secure.

While the manufacturing sector was a low risk industry for cyber-attacks, this is not the case anymore. The new technology that is being incorporated in the operations cycle increases the need for cyber security.

Another area that traditional manufacturers have to step up their game regarding security is during the production of devices that have the ability to connect on the internet. These internet of things (IoT) devices would be exponentially more secure if they are designed with security in mind, instead of trying to patch problems after the fact.

Overall, our new reality is that even sectors previous unaffected by cyber criminals are now prime targets, especially because in some cases perceptions have not catch up with reality.

The past few years the world was shocked by the meteoric rise of Cyber-attacks. The maritime industry is not an exception to this rule. Nowadays with the majority of the vessels sailing the seas being connected online, the list of potential targets for criminals have increased.

By proactively taking actions that minimise that risk and consider solutions for both on-shore & off-shore operations, you can fortify your organisation from cybercriminals.

In this post-modern era all organisations connected on the Internet are bound to get attacked, whether they are a mom and pop store or a global corporation with thousands of employees. Especially for government organisations the threat is even greater and the stakes are higher. Since government agencies are privy of classified information that might have significant ramifications for the nation’s security; keeping this data safe must be on the top of every government’s list.

With state sponsored cyber-attacks becoming more commonplace, public sector cyber security is of the outmost importance.

As with all the traditional industries, although their basic infrastructure has existed for decades, their modern additions is what makes them vulnerable to a cyber-attack. Although late to the party, both the private sector and government regulations are catching up with our current reality and realise that physical security, while still extremely important, is no longer sufficient to guaranty the security of both operators and passengers.

Automation initiatives are constantly modernising the rail industry. But it is those initiatives that introduced information technology to the industry, that are also increasing the risks of attacks from cyber criminals.

A complete strategic security approach is essential to keep the industry secure for passengers and products.

The ever-evolving retail industry has now fully embraced the digital age. Technology is as part of the operations of a brick & mortar shop as it is for an e-shop. And because everybody is a potential client, the level of scrutiny from governmental agencies regarding cyber security is constantly increasing. Setting up a cyber security strategy not only protects your organisation by cyber attacks, but most importantly in this digital and interconnected age, helps you maintain your customers’ trust.

In the past security was an afterthought when designing a new software. With everything connected on the internet nowadays, security can no longer be a supporting act. It is vital for the security of an application to be incorporated from the early stages of the design cycle.

There are also organisations like OWASP that provide certifications regarding not only the security of a certain application but also certifications that verify the security processes that a firm has installed during the design cycle in general.

Telecommunications companies are the bedrock of our digital society. In the event of anything going bad, our society will come to a halt. With this increased importance for every aspect of our everyday life, assuring that the organisations that offer these services remain secure it is imperative.

With the amount of data that telecommunications companies handle increasing exponentially every passing year, the number of cyber security threats follow suit. From simple information theft to bringing down an entire network system and everything in between, the threats are here to stay, and it is up to everyone in the information security to protect users and companies.

With every industry going digital, tourism is not one that would follow behind its times. With every aspect from client booking to ordering at the bar with a mobile app, the tourism industry is increasingly incorporating new technologies.

Along with these new technologies though new threats arrive. Investment in Cyber security is important in order to keep your customers safe and your organisation protected.

The last thing someone wants coming back from his trip is to be informed that he was a victim of a cybercrime.