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Challenges of the future

What are the current major challenges in ethical hacking and how are they going to change in the near future?

Digital systems are being introduced in almost every part of our lives. In our homes, our businesses, national infrastructures and so on.

Every new environment provides its own security challenges and new technologies. The number of people, organisations, and even countries looking to compromise our systems or obtain our data is growing. Their skill and capabilities are growing too.

Your task

Watch the video above, where Sam and Kyle discuss how things in the sector are changing, and what challenges they think they might be facing soon.
Based on this, and your own ideas, what do you think are the current major challenges in ethical hacking, and how are they going to change in the near future?
Post your thoughts on this question in the comments and see what your fellow learners think.
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