Serving as Chair of the IEEE Computer Society STC Executive Committee Board, Dr. Yuhong Liu has research interests that encompass trustworthy computing, cybersecurity of emerging applications, internet-of-things, blockchain, and online social media. Although research is established for current trends in cyberspace, we determine the importance of security to each discipline in the future. This article fully introduces the background of Dr. Liu that positions our examination of security. Further, the article comprises an outlook on security, an analysis of social network security, Dr. Liu's contribution to internet-of-things, predictions of blockchain technologies, and the impact of security research. Utilising the expertise of Dr. Liu in telecommunications and succeeding technologies, the article concludes evaluation to define consequential factors toward modern security. We believe that such analysis will provide substantial confirmation of persistent threats discovered in the computer science and information technology fields. In closing, activities to remediate hazardous behaviours shall be addressed.