European Union Announces Top 10 Emerging Cyber Threats

Cyber threats are top of mind for modern resilience professionals – but what kind of threats are coming in the future, and are you ready for them? The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) has released a list of security threats it expects to emerge by 2030, as part of a “foresight exercise.” While many of these future threats are relevant to today’s security, ENISA points out that “they will have shifted in character … while increased dependencies and the popularization of new technologies are essential factors driving the changes.” The top threats:

1. Supply chain compromise of software dependencies
2. Advanced disinformation campaigns
3. Rise of digital surveillance authoritarianism/loss of privacy
4. Human error and exploited legacy systems within cyber-physical ecosystems
5. Targeted attacks enhanced by smart device data
6. Lack of analysis and control of space-based infrastructure and objects
7. Rise of advanced hybrid threats
8. Skills shortage
9. Cross-border ICT service providers as a single point of failure
10. Artificial intelligence abuse

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