Infosec trends for 2013 (part one)

Network security vendor Stonesoft predicts that the top infosec threats to watch out for in 2013 will include unseen and unknown targeted cyber-attacks, espionage and hacktivism. Jarno Limnell, director of cyber-security at Stonesoft, reckons that in 2013 the security of the digital world will become an even more pressing issue, and this will lead to increasing pressure to consider international norms, rules and regulations. "As nation-states continue to invest heavily in cyber capabilities (defence and offence), it is also likely that they will be more inclined to use these capabilities and the use of cyber force in the world will increase" Limnell says "this may have severe consequences – in particular with regard to unpredictable side-effects. A single attack can spread rapidly around the world, even by a mistake. There is a myriad of players who are investing immense resources to change the cyber reality".