How Does the Future of Data Security Look?

Data centers have a ton to manage. It can be difficult to keep track of the information packed in its servers and other equipment. We know how data centers protect your data. However, we should ask ourselves, what does the future of data security look like overall? We’ll dive into the future of data security and its trends.

The Mitigation of Vishing Scams

“Vishing” scams, or voice phishing, is a serious problem in our IT infrastructure. It’s no secret that our data centers hold much of our data behind a login screen, both physically and through the cloud. Still, black hat hackers and other people are becoming more nuanced and advanced in their deceptive practices.

Vishing allows a person to lure an employee into revealing login credentials using deepfake audio. Since it mimics the voice of a responsible party, there’s a greater chance you’ll give the hacker confidential information. What do you do when they use deep fake audio of your “boss” asking you for a password without proper verification? You’re likely to give it to them right away.

The best way to avoid deep fake audio is to train your staff to avoid these scams and always ask for authorization from several parties before giving away confidential information.

Peer-to-Peer Botnets

Botnet networks have a command-and-control center that sends commands while taking your precious data. They’re excellent at avoiding detection and can operate over several infected nodes, making it incredibly difficult to defuse or detect an attack. Luckily, they leave a lot of information that security personnel use to track and prevent future attacks. There are a ton of tools out there, like Peerhunter that detect these botnets and put an end to their attacks.

Stringent Laws

Laws have been established to protect the data holders’ privacy. The General Data Protection Regulation profoundly impacts the landscape of data protection. It’s a method of harmonizing initiatives and laws that jumble together into a unified whole. People can now inform businesses and sites that collecting their data is undesirable and opt out of these data exchanges altogether. People are also given the right to have their data wiped. These measures and more are great ways to measure how the future of data security looks in the 21st century. The trends are only bound to be more positive from here on.