Trends

• One current trend in the cybersecurity industry is the change from phishing attacks being limited to email attacks, to now expanding to include SMS messaging attacks, phone calls, and social media messaging.

Industries

• The top industries at risk for cybersecurity threats are retail and e-commerce businesses, medical/healthcare, banking and financial companies, the government and military, educational organizations, and energy and utility companies.

Pain Points

• Current pain points for cybersecurity include the increasing volume and complexity of cybersecurity threats, a lack of security resources, and the challenge of prioritizing threats.

Technologies

•  New technologies in the field of cybersecurity include using behavior analytics to monitor and identify suspicious activity and machine learning to detect breaches.

Future Outlook

• The field of cybersecurity is growing, and more cybersecurity professionals are needed. At the same time, there is less interest in cybersecurity as a profession.