2019 IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Index

Noteworthy trends from the report include:

• Vulnerability Reporting on the Rise: Nearly one third (42,000) of all 140,000 vulnerabilities tracked by IBM X-Force, were reported in just the past three years. In fact, IBM X-Force Red finds an average 1,440 unique vulnerabilities, per organisation.
• Misconfigurations Still Plague Organisations: Publicly disclosed misconfiguration incidents increased 20 percent year-over-year. Interestingly, there was a 52 percent decrease in the number of records compromised due to this threat vector;
• Living off the land: 57% of the breaches IBM X Force Incident Response and Intelligence (IRIS) responded to in 2018 involved threat actors moving away from using traditional malware in their attacks
• Transportation Emerges as an Industry to Watch: The transportation industry became the second-most attacked sector in 2018 – moving up the ranks from 10th in 2017 (finance and insurance sector topping the list)