WatchGuard: Old Equifax Vulnerability, Microsoft Office Targeted Widely in Q3
… other authentication attack tool besides Mimikatz to make the list.
“This could mean that more companies are hiring penetration testers to test their security, which is a good thing, Nachreiner said. “Or, it could mean more hackers are using these tools for malicious purposes, which is a bad thing.”
In addition, more than 42% of all malware attacks in the third quarter were aimed at North, Central and South America, up from 27% in the second quarter. This represents a significant geographic shift in focus for attackers compared to the previous quarter, according to the report. Although the specific motivations are unclear, this trend indicates attackers are bringing new malware campaigns online that specifically target users in the Americas.
To combat these threats, organizations may need to improve their patching and MFA, Nachreiner said. As far as additional things companies should be doing the first is advanced malware protection, followed by regular penetration tests to their own network, he said.
Security is going to get harder, not easier, in the coming year, said Don MacLennan, Barracuda‘s senior vice president of email protection, engineering and product management.
“People have to cover more bases, but there just aren’t enough hours in the day,” he said. “If you’re the CEO, you want your business to evolve, but you aren’t giving your security team any relief to keep up with the increased security that evolution requires. In the coming year, organizations will have to rely more than ever on effective use of technology and automation to close this widening gap and alleviate mounting tensions between security teams and corporate objectives.”
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