Threat Landscape

Threat Report T1 2022

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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How are Australian Companies Adapting to the New Threat Landscape?

Despite the common perception that Australian companies are mature in terms of their cybersecurity postures a recent Ecosystm study reveals the opposite. As companies move more resources to the cloud, increase IoT usage, and employees increasingly work remotely, a new approach to cybersecurity is required. A recent study based on 204 interviews with Australian cybersecurity

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Q1 2022 Threat Landscape: Threat Actors Target Email for Access and Extortion

In Q1 2022, Kroll observed a 54% increase in phishing attacks being used for initial access in comparison with Q4 2021. Email compromise and ransomware were the two most common threat incident types, highlighting the integral part played by end users in the intrusion lifecycle. Kroll continues to observe widely-publicized vulnerabilities such as ProxyShell and

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2022 State of the Phish

Last year, we titled our introduction “A Year Like No Other.” We could easily have repeated that heading to describe 2021. The year has left many organizations contemplating what “normal” will mean for their workforces going forward. Along with hybrid and remote work options, organizations are mulling the best ways to keep employees connected and

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Tenable’s 2021 Threat Landscape Retrospective

Key Takeaways Evolution of the perimeter:Adoption of cloud solutions, software and infrastructure as a service, and the increasingly complex service provider ecosystem all continue to challenge traditional conceptions of the perimeter. However, traditional perimeter devices like VPNs remain valuable targets for attackers. Patching problems:Staying on top of patching assets is difficult enough, but in 2021

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Threat report T2 2021

Welcome to the T2 2021 issue of the ESET Threat Report! Despite threats seemingly looming around every corner (I’m looking at you, Delta), the past four months were the time of summer vacations for many of us, offering a much-needed break after the tough start of the year. I wish the same could be said

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Understanding Cyber Attacks

The changing threat landscape reality and the frequency, sophistication and targeted nature of adversaries requires an evolution of security operational practices with a combination of prevention, detection and response of cyberattacks. Most organization have the means to detect known attacks, although a few of these can still slip by. What has been historically difficult is

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The Human Factor 2021

The tragedy, upheaval and historic changes of 2020 have been documented countless times over. But as organisations around the world take their first cautious steps to normal, “the year that wasn’t”1 still holds valuable lessons worth exploring. That’s especially true in the realm of cybersecurity. As the global pandemic upended work and home routines, cyber

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