Last year ended with a number of high profile data breaches, tech stocks taking a massive tumble and the start of what has been to date the longest government shutdown on record. For cybersecurity professionals looking ahead at the rest of 2019, these events present a trifecta of challenges. The number of digital records stolen by cybercriminals will increase by 175 percent from 12 billion in 2018 to 33 billion in 2023, according to Juniper Research. The fluctuations in the global economy and the nosedive in technology company stocks also mean greater instability for cyber security professionals.”]