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Economic Benefits and Costs of Alternate Cyber Futures

What does the future of cyber hold? Will the costs of cybercrime and espionage outpace the benefits of ever-increasing connectivity? Will a cyber Pearl Harbor attack undo years of additional cyber-driven economic growth and lead to a retrenchment of technology? Or, will a wave of new technological breakthroughs, such as artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things, bring about a new age of security and prosperity?

This Cyber Risk Dashboard is designed to help you think about how the continually evolving digital landscape could develop between now and 2030. Access the Dashboard's features by either scrolling down or clicking on the links at the bottom of this page.

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What will the cyber world look like in 2030? Will cybercriminals, hacktivists, spies, and terrorists dominate increasingly insecure global networks? Will the internet fragment under strong state control? Will advances in encryption and biometrics provide cheap and effective security to all who venture online? Has cyber innovation in ICT run its course, or have we only scratched the surface? The graph below shows how cyber risks and benefits change under various scenarios. Hover over the bubbles to see scenario descriptions. Subsequent pages help you further explore risks and benefits.

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Cyber Risk Profile

Who stands to lose the most should cyberwarfare become the norm? What countries would benefit the most from a new wave of cyber technologies? Explore the economic costs and benefits of each scenario and compare how they differ across countries and regions by using the dropdown menus.




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Global Perspective

Choose a scenario and variable from the dropdown menus and then click '>' to watch the variable evolve across the world and over time.

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Dive deeper into alternative cyber futures by selecting a variable from the dropdown menu and then choosing any number of countries, regions, and scenarios in the two text boxes.

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