Cyber threats to increase in coming year: Report

The upcoming year would feature new and increasingly sophisticated cyber threats, according to a new report.

The report released by the Georgia Tech Information Security Center (GTISC) and the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) has warned of escalating battles over the control of online information that threatens to compromise content and erode public trust and privacy.

According to GTISC, GTRI and the experts cited in the report, specific threats to follow over the coming year includes 'Search Poisoning' where attackers would optimize malicious links among search results.

It also includes 'Stolen Cyber Data Use for Marketing' where attacker would capture user information shared by social media platforms and sell it directly to legitimate business channels.

Another major threat, 'Mobile Web-based Attacks' included in the list is the expected increase of attacks against mobile web browsers.

"We continue to witness cyber attacks of unprecedented sophistication and reach, demonstrating that malicious actors have the ability to compromise and control millions of computers that belong to governments, private enterprises and ordinary citizens," said Mustaque Ahamad, director of GTISC.