computer threats for 2016

Attacks are persistent because hackers are persistent. hackers spend numerous hours, days, weeks, months, and sometimes even years to come up with a new attack. Here are some attacks that we might see in year 2016. 

- Extortion attack: Here the hackers puts forth demands and if they are not met the hacker would release the information to public. 

-Manipulation of Data: Here if the attacker gets access of the system and starts to change data.

-Chip-and-PIN Innovations: Now that USA is starting to have chips on card to help secure the in person transaction. But that can give rise of fraud using cards on phones and online transactions.

-The Rise of  ioT Zombie BotNet:   Many of items can be attached to your ioT network and if that network is attacked all of those devices would be under the hacker's command.

-Backdoor attacks: Attackers might even break thru via firewall and create a back door as means of enetring your system. 

Here is the link that contains more details about the above attacks:

http://www.wired.com/2016/01/the-biggest-security-threats-well-face-in-2016/