Looking Ahead Cyber Trends to Watch Looking Ahead Cyber Trends to Watch “The efforts of CSA and its partners over past years to inculcate a culture of cyber awareness and resilience are starting to bear fruit. But by that very token, the interest of malicious actors in what we have is not going to go away. In the coming years, we can anticipate more sophisticated attacks from Advanced Persistent Threat groups, using ever more nuanced and sophisticated social engineering techniques and understandings of human behaviour. We are continually working on systems and people resilience, Defenders and adversaries are locked in a constant game of cat-and-mouse in the cyber domain. Technological advancement is a double-edged sword that may open up new business opportunities, but also result in an increased attack surface for potential abuse. This section highlights some of the key trends in cyberspace — and how they could potentially alter the rules of the cyber battlefield. but we need to be especially mindful where this intersects with hardware and critical infrastructure. Cyber preparedness in the Ops-Tech domain is something CSA and its partners have particularly emphasised, with good reason: this domain is one where serious and lasting damage can be done if we let our guard down.” Dr Shashi Jayakumar Senior Fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), and Head, Centre of Excellence for National Security and Executive Coordinator, Future Issues and Technology 44 SINGAPORE CYBER LANDSCAPE 2019 45