In this article Gil Press talks about his 141 predictions for cybersecurity in the future. A lot of his predictions are based around the advancements in technology such as AI, 5G internet, and quantum computing.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/gilpress/2019/12/03/141-cybersecurity-predictions-for-2020/#1cfacf2b1bc5

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[Kpsecurity10Participant]

This is an interesting article, some of the obvious such as the upcoming election processes we can talk about for days. I have a simple question regarding the impact continued trend to autonomous driving cars. Almost all of them are connected to the internet and could be possible individual points of compromise. Although I do not see nation states causing massive attacks individuals bent on social change could be moving towards attacks. Do people see this as a viable threat as the automotive industry continues to move in that direction?

[bialikParticipant]

I actually do. More and more organisation in the field of communications are migrating their IT and AI knowledge to the automotive field, with a view to becoming more competitive; there exists a great deal of progress in that area that could effectively be leveraged to bent regulatory changes. that could serve the purpose of spreading terror and feed into a concept of cyber war.

In addition, what would be people view with respect to the likelihood of geo-political tensions resorting to AI and their impact on trade as a means to bolster a state’s influence?

[JB907Participant]

It’s a fascinating question and I have thought a lot about the risk it could present. If you could compromise a concentration of autonomous vehicles in a large metro area you could effectively shut down transportation (thinking of the freeway system in Los Angeles for example).

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