Governments step up measures to protect citizens Consolidation matters Predictions From Check Point Executives: Mark Ostrowski, Office of the CTO, Check Point Software "Deepfakes will go mainstream with hacktivists and cybercriminals leveraging video and voicemails for successful phishing and ransomware attacks." Maya Horowitz, VP of Research, Check Point Software "We're entering a new era of hacktivism, with increasing attacks motivated by political and social causes. Threat actors are becoming increasingly shameless and will turn their attention to critical infrastructure." Micki Boland, Office of the CTO, Check Point Software "We will see a nation-state lead a sustained and lengthy attack against the USA's power grid, leading to power disruptions impacting critical business and societal functions."