TRENDING
TWO CAN PLAY THAT
INNOVATION GAME
Data from NTT Ltd’s latest Global Threat Intelligence Report
supports the fact that cybercriminals are innovating faster than
ever. Rory Duncan, Security Go To Market Leader UK, NTT Ltd,
discusses some of the tactics that cybercriminals are using to
initiate attacks, and how organisations can leverage automation
to help them become more secure and cyber-resilient.
Despite best efforts by organisations
to layer up their cyberdefences, it
is the hackers and saboteurs that
continue to lead the race in cybersecurity.
What’s more is that they are innovating
faster than ever too.
As our world becomes ever more connected,
so too has the attack surface, creating a
huge playground for cybercriminals who now
have multiple ways of stealing a company’s
data – and often going largely unnoticed.
They’re also taking advantage of innovative
technologies such as Artificial Intelligence
(AI), robotics and automation which means
that we are now seeing cyberattacks taking
place at machine speed.
Indeed, this is supported by the 2020 Global
Threat Intelligence Report (GTIR) which
reveals that some 21% of malware detected
in 2019 was in the form of a vulnerability
scanner, supporting the premise that
automation is a key focus point of attackers.
Having experienced overwhelming success
using tools such as web shells, exploit kits
and targeted ransomware, adversaries
are still developing effective multifunction
attack tools and capabilities. Remote
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ORGANISATIONS
NEED TO ENSURE
THEY’RE FULLY
EQUIPPED TO BE
ABLE TO ADDRESS
THE MULTITUDE
OF CHALLENGES
THAT LAY AHEAD.
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