A Future Projection on Cyber Security

Living in the age of technology and information undoubtedly brings many problems along with the conveniences it provides. The rate of technology use increases every day. But the speed of technological development and change is far greater. Accordingly, the threat landscape is changing constantly and at an accelerating pace. All this rapid development and transformation seriously affects both organisations and individuals. This article will assess the future directions of enterprise cybersecurity. It should not be forgotten, however, that organisational change and expectations undoubtedly affect individuals as well. It should therefore be borne in mind that the individual repercussions of the organisational projection discussed in the article will also soon make themselves felt.

Organisations are struggling hard and investing heavily to protect themselves and their systems against cyber threats. However, traditional cybersecurity measures and the investments made in them are not effective against current threats. Organisations, by contrast, must be able to adapt their cyber security systems to current technological conditions and keep developing in parallel with technological advances. For this reason, organisational decision-makers must be able to create a forward-looking projection and keep up with the technological momentum. The focal points in this context can be identified as cloud computing, Web 3.0 and artificial intelligence.

• Cloud Computing

About 92% of organisations use multi-cloud computing, and 83% use hybrid cloud computing. Multi-cloud computing means using more than one cloud service provider, while hybrid cloud computing means using both private and public cloud.

The biggest disadvantage of this type of use is the problems and difficulties in ensuring compatibility and coordination between the services concerned. The point to focus on here is holistic security management. This method provides organisations with advantages beyond traditional enterprise solutions.

It is very important that organisations strengthen their IT infrastructure and increase their ability to monitor users, applications and the security perimeter. In addition, cloud security is the responsibility of the organisation that integrates the cloud service. This also affects the security risk of certain functions that companies have entrusted to cloud technology. For this reason, security infrastructure in cloud technologies is expected to gain great importance in the near future, and the companies concerned are expected to make serious investments in this area. At the same time, a serious increase in the use of cloud technologies is anticipated in the near future.

• Web 3.0

This internet is also called the semantic web. In Web 1.0 the intermediaries were servers. Servers were needed to interact with someone. In Web 2.0 these servers were replaced by platforms, and people came to communicate simply by registering. Web 3.0 aims to make it possible to establish a decentralised connection without any intermediary. In addition, the applications called “apps” in Web 2.0 will be called “dapps” (decentralised apps) in Web 3.0.

In other words, the concept called WEB 3.0 refers to a fully blockchain-backed and personalised form of the internet that can be used in a “decentralised” and “peer to peer” manner.

As a natural consequence, cyber security in WEB 3.0 technology will, unlike the old system, depend on different technologies. In this context, cyber security will concern not only the security of data but also privacy, confidentiality, identity verification and authorization. WEB 3.0 technology will also bring with it the redesign and rethinking of security models. This will become an indispensable requirement to minimize risks and increase the efficiency of data collection. Infrastructure, user identity and behaviour must be addressed holistically. It is assessed that the focus here will be on protecting people and their information rather than data.

• Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence is like a double-edged knife in cyber security. With the help of artificial intelligence, hackers can carry out more complex attacks that are harder to prevent. On the other hand, organisations can cope with such attacks only with the help of artificial intelligence. For this reason, the importance and place of artificial intelligence in cyber security will increase in the near future, and serious investments are expected in this area.

With the help of artificial intelligence, identifying threats, preparing for attacks and increasing the effectiveness of current solutions can be achieved. The most important contribution of artificial intelligence is the speed and accuracy of data processing. In addition, the contribution and importance of artificial intelligence in biometric authentication is increasing every day.

In conclusion, important innovations and developments in cyber security are expected in all three areas. As a natural consequence, organisations must adapt their cyber security infrastructure to these changes. The world of the future may take on a more volatile structure than today’s. For this reason, it is of great importance that organisations take these areas and the innovations in them into account in their strategic planning.