On Security Implications of Emerging Technologies

As security begins to shift to a global priority, it is important to note the changing threat landscape and potential abuse scenarios that may propagate from emerging technologies. With each new technology there coincides threats and challenges that have not yet been discovered or answered. With the unprecedented growth that is being realized for technology to impact every aspect of society there are notable obstacles in various fields such as the internet of things, autonomous systems, and artificial intelligence that need to be corrected. Ensuring that the security measures for these systems is equivalent to the impact and roles that they play in society is key in guaranteeing their safety, reliability, and practicality. To ensure that this vision of security is attained there is an overarching need for initiatives and corporations to invest abundant resources into the Research and Development (R&D) regarding security implementation in these technologies. This impacts the way in which security professionals must investigate and actualize corrective measures due to the complexities and uniqueness that corresponds with each of these state-of-the-art fields.