China Trade Wars, Consumer Focus On Security And The AI Hype: What's In Store For 2019

When thinking about 2019, the first thing that comes to mind is: "How are we going to top 2018?" These past few years, we have reached a new level of dystopian weirdness -- toasters taking down the internet, a nation-state meddling in elections and more biggest-ever breaches -- than we could have ever predicted. Outside "more, bigger breaches," the following are three themes most likely to make headlines throughout the year. This year, I expect we'll hear more about evidence of China's nation-state activity in the U.S., with more frequent and notable examples of attacks against the population, not just the U.S. government. There are two main drivers for these attacks: the need to continue to map the U.S. government's employee base -- including its covert operatives -- and the deepening trade war between the U.S. and China.