The metaverse faces more than 8 potential cyberthreats
As technologies, hardware and infrastructure mature, metaverse-like apps will converge and with that comes the potential for cyberthreats, a new report from Trend Micro finds.
The metaverse is comprised of new and emerging technologies including augmented/virtual/mixed/extended reality, IoT, AI and machine learning and distributed ledger technology. There are some metaverse-like applications already, mainly for gamers. Still, over the next three-to-five years, more metaverse-like applications are expected that will be used for remote work, entertainment, education and shopping.
Once the technologies, hardware and network infrastructure have matured, there will be natural convergence of the many metaverse-like applications, Trend Micro observes in a new report, and with that, the potential for cyberthreats. Some are applicable now and some will be applicable in three to five years, the security firm said.
The darkverse
“The darkverse is like the dark web, except it exists inside the metaverse. In some ways, it is more dangerous than the dark web because of the pseudo-physical presence of the users. It mimics clandestine physical meetings versus the purely online open discussion threads in dark web criminal forums. The darkverse lives inside the deepverse, which is unindexed like the deep web.” Full Trend Micro report
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