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Adversarial AI, increasingly sophisticated IoT attacks and an increase in fake apps are just some of security trends that consumers need to be aware of in 2019 according to Avast's annual Threat Landscape Report.The security firm reviews around one million new files daily and prevents two billion attacks each month which gives it volume necessary to provide valuable insights on latest threats as well as ability to map growing trends and predict future attacks.Adversarial AILast year a new class of attacks that leverage AI-generated content to evade AI security controls emerged.

These 'DeepAttacks' were used by researchers to fool human users and one of best examples of their potential misuse was fake Obama video created by Buzzfeed where former president convincingly delivered fake sentences.Avast predicts that we will see even more DeepAttacks deployed in 2019 as hackers attempt to evade both human detection and smart defences.Sophisticated IoT threatsThe rapid growth of smart home devices has made it increasingly difficult to buy appliances or home electronics that are not connected to internet.Avast research has shown that smart device manufacturers often overlook security of their products to keep costs low.

However, since a smart home is only as secure as its weakest link, this could provide hackers with an easy way into consumer's home networks.

We can expect to see IoT malware evolve to become more sophisticated and dangerous just as PC and mobile malware did before it.Evolving mobile threatsIn 2019, advertising, phishing and fake apps will continue to dominate mobile threat landscape according to Avast.Last year company tracked and flagged countless fake apps using its apklab.io platform with some even appearing on Google Play Store.

Fake apps are difficult to counter from a security standpoint because as soon as one is flagged for removal, another one pops up to take its place.This trend will likely continue as fake versions of popular apps find their way on to Google Play Store.Avast's President of Consumer, Ondrej Vlcek offered further insight on this year's threats, saying:“This year, we celebrated 30th anniversary of World Wide Web.

Fast forward thirty years and threat landscape is exponentially more complex, and available attack surface is growing faster than it has at any other point in history of technology.

PC viruses, while still a global threat, have been joined by a multitude of malware categories that deliver more attacks.

People are acquiring more and varied types of connected devices, meaning every aspect of our lives could be compromised by an attack.

Looking ahead to 2019, these trends point to a magnification of threats through these expanding threat surfaces.”oaWWhLpQud7jvU5QxdVDNj.jpg#





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