Emerging Cyber Threats in the Quantum Era: From Neural Hacking to Space Communication Vulnerabilities
摘要
Advances in technology are transforming everyday life and business operations. With this, there comes unparalleled levels of cybersecurity threats. This paper presents a foundational exploration of emerging cyber threats in four key areas: quantum-resistant cryptography vulnerability, AI-based social engineering, neural hacking, and vulnerabilities in space-based internet. These developments have seen society benefit, but the criminals and hackers also continue to take advantage of new methods for attacks because they anticipate to be able to analyze and target weaknesses in these systems. In the areas of vulnerability, specific to the technology: how quantum-resistant layers of cryptography can be more vulnerable to certain types of implementation flaws, and to what extent AI-enabled social engineering can automate transactions. Neural hacking, through brain-computer interfaces, poses a menace to privacy, and connectivity advantages in space-based internet leave users susceptible to signal interception and large-scale disruption. This paper sets the stage for a proactive approach to cybersecurity, recognizing that preemptively addressing these threats is essential to safeguarding both individuals and enterprises against sophisticated cyberattacks and aims to set a foundation for securing future systems against these potential threats, with further research addressing solutions and defensive methods.