Experts warn of rising risks from emerging technologies

The world is expected to face unprecedented security challenges from the hundreds of billions of smart connected devices in various fields. - Bloomberg

BEIJING (China Daily/ANN): With the advent of the digital era, cybersecurity professionals now have to deal with new threats and risks brought by 5G, big data, the internet of things and other emerging technologies.

"Powered by new technologies such as the internet of things and 5G, we will be able to digitalise the whole physical world," Zhou Hongyi, chairman and CEO of 360 Security Group, said on Saturday (Aug 8) at the ongoing Internet Security Conference 2020.