Today, there are many types of threat actors, all with varying attributes, motivations, skill levels and tactics. Some of the most common types of threat actors include hacktivists, nation-state actors, cybercriminals, thrill seekers, insider threat actors and cyberterrorists. As the frequency and...
In the media,cyber espionageoften refers to advanced persistent threats (APTs) that one nation-state launches against another for political gain. When the attacker's motives are financial as well as political, thecyber attackqualifies as economic espionage. Bad actors who engage in cyber espionage ...
Nation-states may fund threat actor groups to perform a variety of malicious activities on the networks of other governing entities including espionage or cyberwarfare. Since nation-state funded threat actors tend to be highly resourced, their behavior is often persistent and more difficult to detect...
Information security Mobile security AI security AI securityrefers to measures and technology aimed at preventing or mitigating cyberthreats and cyberattacks that target AI applications or systems or that use AI in malicious ways. Generative AI offers threat actors new attack vectors to exploit. Hacker...
Our latest research,State of Cybersecurity 2023, reveals a striking truth: 97% of organizations have experienced a surge in cyber threats amid the geopolitical unrest. More than half of organizations prioritize fortifying third-party and external network defenses, acknowledging these as the most suscep...
Stopping external cyberthreats (including organized cyber criminals, nation-state actors and ransomware attacks, etc.)25% Stopping insider cyberthreats (including both deliberate actions and employee mistakes like clicking on bad links.)46% Workforce rightsizing, including hiring, work from home challeng...
Our latest research,State of Cybersecurity 2023, reveals a striking truth: 97% of organizations have experienced a surge in cyber threats amid the geopolitical unrest. More than half of organizations prioritize fortifying third-party and external network defenses, acknowledging these as the most suscep...
A cyber attack is an attack launched from one or more computers against another computer, multiple computers or networks. Here are some of the major recent cyber attacks and what we can learn from them.
An example of such an incident is the Colonial Pipeline attack. Russian cybercriminal group, DarkSide infected Colonial Pipelines's IT systems with ransomware, disrupting all of its operations. To resume its critical supply of gasoline to the state, Colonial Pipeline paid Darkside's ransom in excha...
The most important assets in your organization — user data, intellectual property and trade secrets — are frequent targets of attacks by malicious actions, including hacktivists, financially motivated cybercriminals and state-sponsored threat actors. Even worse? These threats can originate from within ...