10 Cybersecurity Trends to Look Out for in 2018 (Internet Security Central)
8) Cryptocurrencies and Blockchains – Cryptocurrencies have been an evolution. However, they do have certain drawbacks, especially when it comes to bitcoins. Since Bitcoin transactions do not require identity verification and can be done anonymously, they have fueled events of ransom threats like never before.
This is predicted to continue growing as we progress into 2018. Cryptocurrencies have been built around the concept of blockchains and this technology is just limited to them. While it is tough to predict what other implications blockchains might have on cybersecurity, some educated predictions say they could be used in decentralizing access control and improving identity management.