infographic remote work environment highlights that identity protection is central to the defence of any enterprise ’ s infrastructure . Organisations must take decisive action to control access and protect data in order to outmanoeuvre adversaries ,” said Adam Meyers , Senior Vice President of Intelligence at CrowdStrike .
Other key findings from the 2021 Global Threat Report include :
• The healthcare industry will continue to face significant threats from criminal groups as CrowdStrike Intelligence confirmed 18 Big Game Hunting enterprise ransomware families infected 104 healthcare organisations in 2020 .
• Adversaries from the Democratic People ’ s Republic of Korea ( DPRK ) will be motivated to enhance cyber operations in 2021 due to COVID-19 and a resulting food shortage .
• Data extortion techniques will continue to accelerate through the introduction of Dedicated Leak Sites ( DLS ).
• China will focus on supply chain compromises and the targeting of key western verticals in support of the 14th Five Year Plan and the COVID-19 vaccine including academic , healthcare , technology , manufacturing and aerospace . u www . intelligentciso . com
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