The state-sponsored cybercrime will lead the way with immense talent and resources. In 2021 the security professionals expect more cyber-attacks to power supply chain techniques, reveals a recent study.
Cybercrime today is an established business, driven by innovation to help find vulnerabilities which can be monetized well. The high-risk cyber threats from the technology marketplace are those that had the highest impact. This is one of the prime metrics used for calculating IT risks.
The widespread pandemic had a drastic influence on the cyber-security landscape in 2020. There has been a significant uplift in awareness of phishing attacks spanning all industries. Today, many employees improved their high-risk score from 66.3 in 2019 to a new figure of 18.1 in 2020 – on a scale of 0-100, reveals a recent Cymulate research study.
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The report highlights the 2020 security landscape and its effect on security teams globally. Some of the principal highlights from the study are –
- The unique threats overall has increased two folds – from 389 in 2019 to 600 distinctive threats in 2020
- The healthcare sector remains most at risk, especially through web the gateways. Here, phishing attack is still a high-risk vector.
- The financial firms are the most proactive and concerned with cyber-attacks, running about 39% of the total assessments performed. The technology industry is the next most security conscious.
- The web application attack vectors are dangerous at 39.6, followed by web gateway (web browsing) at 33.9 – this is on a scale of 0-100.
- Web attack vector validation and utilization developed YOY by 37% and the email vector assessments by almost 23%.
The top cyber threats that businesses were most at risk from involves –
- CSP bypass vulnerability within Google Chrome,
- Jigsaw ransomware dropped by Lokibot,
- AnarchyGrabber Discord malware,
- Doki infecting Docker servers in the cloud,
- Malware authors tricking Apple into the trusting malicious Shlayer applications.
As we advance, the world is expecting to see that state-sponsored cybercrime will lead the way with immense talent and resources. In 2021 the security professionals expect more cyber-attacks to power supply chain applications. This is to make use of the tools and strategies revealed in the SolarWinds data breach.
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The cyber threat ecosystem is not stationary. Industry experts believe regular / weekly / daily assessments could play a critical role while addressing the daily threat evolutions practically. It also helps in an organization’s resilience toward advanced, new cyber-attacks.
To conclude, Eyal Wachsman, CEO at Cymulate mentioned in the report – “In 2020 we saw more concern for, and lack of security for MAC threats compared to the previous year alongside Covid-themed threats. We anticipate 2021 to see an even greater increase in both these areas as people remain working from home.”
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