{"id":9689,"date":"2015-12-28T22:33:21","date_gmt":"2015-12-28T22:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2015\/12\/28\/cybersecurity-a-look-back-on-2015\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T17:27:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T17:27:12","slug":"cybersecurity-a-look-back-on-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/opinion\/the-compass\/net-defense-blogs\/2015\/12\/28\/cybersecurity-a-look-back-on-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Cybersecurity: A look back on 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With 2015 in our rearview mirror, it is time apply what we learned in cybersecurity to the challenges we will face in 2016. <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">to look back and learn in terms of cybersecurity. We saw records came and fall throughout 2016.\u00a0We should take those learnings and apply them to the challenges we will face in 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First let\u2019s talk about\u00a0<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">sure bets when it comes to <\/span>concerns in 2015:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>We saw <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">new <\/span>records repeatedly broken for <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">set time after time when it came to <\/span>new releases of malicious software.<\/li><li>We saw some cybersecurity budgets trimmed in 2015 despite the growing threat.<\/li><li>We saw the most concerning breach in history: The Office of Personnel Management&#8217;s\u00a0<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">(OPM) experienced the <\/span>collection of personal information for those with security clearances (past and present).<\/li><li>We saw shocking new forecasts for the Internet of Things <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">(IoT) <\/span>market that suggest<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">ing we will see over<\/span>\u00a0more than 200 billion <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">IoT <\/span>devices will connect<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">ing<\/span> to the Internet in the next several years, most without firewalls or anti-virus protection.<\/li><li>We saw additional warnings about the shortage of cybersecurity people and <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">new, <\/span>increased concerns about the overall shortage of science, technology, engineering\u00a0and math majors. All those fields are <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">Both are <\/span>badly needed for military and intelligence services.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now let&#8217;s look at some of the pleasant surprises that we saw in 2015:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>We saw surveys that indicate cybersecurity issues will be a major \u2014 if not the top concern \u2014 for <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">the <\/span>boards of directors.<\/li><li>Some point to the passage of the controversial Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act.<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">Cyber Security Bill,\u00a0However, that is not seen by many as a positive for a number of reasons.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li>A few industries saw <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">There was <\/span>some decrease in the cost per record breached <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">in a few industries.\u00a0This was brought about by <\/span>due to insurance and technology\/resource 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