Verizon´s ICSA Labs vyjmenovává následující hrozby (rizika):
- Mobile malware is on the rise
- Criminals target and infect app stores.
- Application scoring systems will be developed and implemented
- Emergence of bank-friendly applications with built-in security
- Hyper-connectivity leads to growing identity and privacy challenges
- New risks accompany move to digitized health records
- Mobile and medical devices will begin to merge
- Smart grid security standards will keep evolving
- New concerns will surface about IPv6
- Social engineering threats resurface
- Security certification programs will increase in popularity
- ´Big data´ will get bigger, and so will security needs
- Safeguarding online identities will no longer be optional
