Security Dealer & Integrator

JUN 2017

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R arely a day goes by without a headline for a major cyber-attack against a business, hospital, school, or government agency. Dealing with data breaches, ransomware, distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, and a multitude of other cyber threats has simply become a part of doing busi- ness for most organizations. Despite the grim outlook, there is also a great deal of research being done on various cyber crime trends to help keep cybersecurity professionals well-informed on the threat landscape. NTT Security's recently published 2017 Global reat Intelligence Report provides a wealth of data points on cyber threats and how hackers con- tinue to vary tactics. Highlights of the report's findings include: • Phishing attacks were respon- sible for as much as 73 percent of malware being delivered to organizations. • 77 percent of all detected ransom- ware was in four industries – busi- ness and professional services (28 percent), government (19 percent), healthcare (15 percent) and retail (15 percent). • 25 passwords accounted for nearly 33 percent of all authentication attempts against NTT Security Hon- eypots – systems built as lures to attract attackers and gather informa- tion on their methods. • Global DDoS attacks accounted for less than 6 percent of all attacks; however, they accounted for more than 16 percent of all attacks from Asia and 23 percent from Australia. e report analyzes trends by spe- cific geographic regions. Within the Americas, for example, aer the U.S. (54 percent), China (17 percent) was responsible for more attacks against the company's clients in the region than any other source country. e three industries most frequently targeted in the Americas were manu- facturing (23 percent), education (20 percent), and finance (15 percent). Rob Kraus, director of security research and strategy for NTT Secu- New Study Outlines Top Cybersecurity Threat Vectors Business email compromise, ransomware awareness and other trends highlight NTT Security's 'Global Threat Intelligence Report' By Joel Griffin According to NTT Security's 2017 Global Threat Intelligence Report, business email compromise attacks were the second most common form of phishing attacks that the company's incident response engagement teams encountered in 2016, just behind ransomware. 28 Security Dealer & Integrator / www.SecurityInfoWatch.com June 2017

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