Optiv Releases 2020 Cyber Threat Intelligence Estimate Exploring Vulnerability, Attack Method and Vertical Industry Trends
13 Agosto 2020 - 10:15AM
Business Wire
-- Report Analyzes Data Breaches, Dark Web
Practices and Other Trends Across 2019 Incidents to Help
Organizations Mitigate Risk and Strengthen Defenses --
Optiv Security, a security solutions integrator delivering
end-to-end cybersecurity solutions, today released its 2020 Cyber
Threat Intelligence Estimate (CTIE) white paper, an annual report
exploring the threat trends, tools, techniques and procedures, and
other findings in the security industry across incidents tracked in
2019.
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“The threat landscape is more intense and complex than ever
before,” said General David Petraeus, United States Army (retired),
partner and chairman, KKR Global Institute and Optiv board member.
“COVID-19 and the resulting shift for many to work-from-home has
increased opportunities for threat actors and increased the burden
on cybersecurity providers. It is vital for business leaders to
understand these developments and the consequent need to protect a
larger, more fluid attack surface. The best way to protect
effectively against malicious activity is to take a comprehensive,
integrated and managed approach to cybersecurity, a key component
of which is up-to-date threat intelligence.”
Findings within the report include:
- The report explores vertical industries and security and found
that financial and technology services made up 66 percent of
incidents in 2019, with retail and healthcare distantly behind
those.
- Among all Dark Web marketplace sales in 2019, about 46
percent were either passports/other documents or carding
guides, showing that personally identifiable information still
makes up the bulk of illegal commerce conducted online.
- Nearly two thirds (65 percent) of incidents in 2019 were
phishing and brand misuse, indicating simple, sound security
practices and awareness education may help prevent the most common
access points.
“What I found most illuminating in the report are the numbers
related to vertical industries,” said Todd Weber, chief technology
officer, Optiv. “In security, a lot of us reference the shortlist
of healthcare, banking, tech, and retail/hospitality as some of the
most heavily targeted industries by malicious actors, nation state
hackers, or otherwise. It was a little surprising to see just how
heavily the technology sectors and financial services are being
attacked. The pandemic has reinforced what we in the industry have
known for quite some time: that cybersecurity is vitally important
to the success of any organization in 2020 and beyond. If security
has not been elevated to the C-suite or board room at your
organization, now is the time.”
Optiv’s CTIE report is a collaborative effort between analysts
and cybersecurity experts at Optiv, VMware Carbon Black, Digital
Shadows, Palo Alto Networks/Unit 42, and SailPoint.
Download the report or visit www.optiv.com for more
information.
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singular focus on cybersecurity. Our end-to-end cybersecurity
capabilities span risk management and transformation, cyber digital
transformation, threat management, security operations, identity
and data management, and integration and innovation, helping
organizations realize stronger, simpler and more cost-efficient
cybersecurity programs that support business requirements and
outcomes. At Optiv, we are modernizing cybersecurity to enable
clients to innovate their consumption models, integrate
infrastructure and technology to maximize value, achieve measurable
outcomes, and realize complete solutions and business alignment.
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