Stuxnet and the specter of sophisticated, state-sponsored attacks were still dominating the news a year ago. Soon enough, there would be a new phenomenon to contend with: hacktivists. As the attack on HBGary Federal and Sony showed, faceless online activists or anarchists can do plenty of damage to even sophisticated and well protected firms. What will 2012 bring? We can t know for sure. Recent years have taught us that, when it comes to computer security, one should expect to be surprised.
Source: https://threatpost.com/what-will-2012-bring-we-cant-know-for-sure/91895/