Scientists have concluded that more data has been generated in the past two years than in the entire history of mankind, and the rate of data generation is intensifying. Figures suggest that each and every minute, 300 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube alone. One report states the White House has invested more than $200 million in big data projects already.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a report released by CISCO Systems, they <\/span>A recent Cisco Systems report projects that by the end of 2016 <\/span>the global Internet traffic will exceed the zettabyte (1,000 exabytes) threshold by the end of 2016.\u00a0IDC looked at the data growth trends and projected that by 2020 the digital data universe will reach 44 zettabytes.\u00a0To put that in context t<\/span>That’s is<\/span> 44 trillion gigabytes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n IDC estimates that big data technology and the associated services market will grow at a 26.4%<\/span>\u00a0percent compound annual growth rate (CGAR)<\/span> to a whopping $41.5 billion in 2018.\u00a0They went on to state that that figure is six\u00a0times the average growth rate of the overall information technology market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One of the major sources of massive amounts of data is the Internet of Things (IoT).\u00a0Cisco\u00a0has projected\u00a0that IoT devices will top 50 billion by 2020, and Morgan Stanley estimates the number could go up to 75 billion.\u00a0However, s<\/span>Some analysts put that number much higher at\u00a0some estimates are even exceeded <\/span>200 billion devices.\u00a0Each of these devices is a potential target for a cyberattack, and all the data those devices produce potential sources of data when breaches occur<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n High-growth data sources include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n While many celebrate the increased data and the insights it will provide, that view is not shared by everyone.\u00a0Some analysts are quick to point out that based on current analysis, a mere 0.5 percent of all data collected is actually analyzed.\u00a0That is a shocking figure for most.\u00a0Those same analysts expect that percentage to shrink as all this data floods the data centers of organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There is a growing concern about the risks associated with all that data.\u00a0When you consider a<\/span>All that valuable data, it is a sure bet that it will<\/span> creates a target-rich environment for cyber espionage and cyber sabotage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cyber sabotage via data modification is a growing concern.\u00a0In fact, a number of intelligence sources have expressed concerns over the ability of an\u00a0cyber <\/span>attacker to access data storage and make undetectable changes to data in supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) control<\/span> systems, financial reporting systems, inventory systems and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n They went on to pose several questions, such as:\u00a0How would this be detected, and how would an organization recover from their financial data being maliciously manipulated?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Consider the secondary effects of such an attack:\u00a0If the attack was focused on SCADA control <\/span>systems, it could lead to an explosion.\u00a0Think about the potential secondary effects if the attack was on the stock market;\u00a0it could lead to a massive, panic-driven\u00a0sell-off. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n The value of the data that will make up the 44 zettabytes is incalculable.\u00a0Clearly it will play an essential part of the global economy, as well as the United States’ economy and national security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That demands it be properly protected from the plethora of threats it will face in the digital society in which we live and operate. This is no small undertaking.\u00a0Many of the IoT devices (including sensor networks) will not have cyber defenses (firewalls and intrusion protection) <\/span>to protect against the cyberattacks that are sure to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Scientists have concluded that more data has been generated in the past two years than in the entire history of mankind and the rate of data generation is intensifying. Figures suggest that each and every minute, 300 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube alone. One report states the White House has invested more than $200 million in big data projects already.\u00a0<\/span>As sources of data grow around us, we must also grow the ability to collect, analyze and apply the knowledge we gain in a near real-time format.\u00a0One has to wonder if the massive $1.4 billion National Security Agency data storage center built in Utah back in 2014 is already out of capacity.\u00a0If not, with growth rates like these, it will <\/span>could be shortly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Additional data calls for improved cybersecurity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":26106,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":10,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[10,16],"tags":[],"coauthors":[858,888],"class_list":["post-15112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cyber","category-it-networks"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"IFRQVBHOQBH3VN2ETXCP65XC5A","arc_canonical_url":"\/2016\/01\/27\/data-growth-the-internet-of-things-will-require-security-from-cyberattacks-espionage\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"\n