Welcome to the T3 2022 issue of the ESET Threat Report! In 2022, an unprovoked and unjustified attack on Ukraine shocked the world, bringing devastating effects on the country and its population. The war continues to impact everything from energy prices and inflation to cyberspace, which ESET researchers and analysts have monitored extensively throughout the …
The cyber threat landscape is constantly in flux, with new threats emerging and old ones evolving. As technology advances, so do the methods that malicious actors use to gain access to sensitive information or launch disruptive attacks. Cyberattacks focusing on IoT-connected devices present an additional challenge for critical infrastructure organizations in 2023, due to the …
This research paper explores the position of ransomware in cybercrime and what would trigger changes in ransomware business models. Ransomware has evolved into a malware used to cause major problems for enterprises, governments, healthcare, and critical infrastructure, but other cybercriminal business models — ones that can generate significantly more illicit profit — raises an interesting …
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“The future of security is open. In a world of dynamic, fast-moving, and well-resourced threat actors, digital security’s best hope lies in bringing like-minded defenders together around platforms that are as open and inter-operable as possible.” – Nate Fick U.S. Ambassador at Large for Cyberspace & Digital Policy and Formerly Elastic Security General Manager and …
In the six months since the last Cloud Threat Report, Lacework Labs has seen a marked increase in efficiencies used by cybercriminals: speed is the name of the game. Identities continue to be a key target for attackers, and our findings indicate that the time to use those identities are shortening, consistently. We believe this …
Competition has always been fierce among cryptominers and RATs, but ransomware bucks the trend. Since their inception, the Sophos Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and Rapid Response (RR) teams have been called in to investigate hundreds of ransomware incidents, including intervening in active attacks where the attackers were still on the target’s network. In recent …
2021 Top MalwareStrains This joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) was coauthored by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC). This advisory provides details on the top malware strains observed in 2021. Malware, short for “malicious software,” can compromise a system by performing an unauthorized function or process. Malicious cyber …
Cybercrime has been a global phenomenon for decades. But with geopolitical forces accelerating the reconfiguration of the world’s cyber frontlines, the true danger presented by threat actors is coming to the fore — particularly among those that once saw the smallest share of attacks. For many, 2022 has been a wake-up call: there are no …
2022 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report – Mid Year Update Read More »
Social engineering is the preeminent component of the overwhelming majority of cyberattacks today. Whether the goal of a threat actor is to directly perpetrate fraud, harvest credentials, or install malware, at some point a human being must be coerced into taking an action on the actors’ behalf. This fact is the basis for Proofpoint’s People-Centric …
Welcome to the T1 2022 issue of the ESET Threat Report! After more than two years of shielding from a global pandemic, we get a reward: war! Several conflicts are raging in different parts of the world, but for us, this one is different. Right across Slovakia’s eastern borders, where ESET has its HQ and …
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