TRENDING
LATEST MIMECAST RESEARCH
FINDS THREAT ACTORS MORE
MOTIVATED BY MONEY THAN
INTELLIGENCE OR IP
Analysis of 92 billion rejected emails finds certain
verticals have been repeatedly targeted during the global
COVID-19 pandemic.
Mimecast Limited, a leading email
security and cyber-resilience
company, has launched the
Threat Intelligence Report: Black Hat U.S.A.
Edition 2020.
The report provides technical analysis
of United States targeted attacks that
attempted to infiltrate the security
environment of Mimecast customers. Two
main trends ran throughout the analysis:
the desire for attacker’s monetary gain and
a continued reliance on COVID-19-related
campaigns, especially within certain
vertical industries.
One of the most significant observations
was that threat actors are launching
opportunistic and malware-based campaigns
across multiple verticals at volumes at an
alarming rate. The report also forecasts what
types of attacks will likely spike in the next
six months and offers recommendations on
how to help organizations become more
secure and resilient.
A sign of the times
The majority of attacks seen by the
Mimecast Threat Center during this period
were simple, high volume forms of attacks,
such as spam and phishing that is likely
a reflection of the ease of access to tools
and kits available online. As the attacks
progressed, exploits evolved to more
potent forms of malware and ransomware
with the attacker’s goal appearing to be
monetary gain.
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THE ULTIMATE
GOAL OF
MIMECAST’S
THREAT
INTELLIGENCE
REPORTS
ARE TO HELP
ORGANIZATIONS
BETTER
UNDERSTAND
TODAY’S THREAT
LANDSCAPE.
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