Category: Reports
Over the past few years, even mass media have been writing about industrial control systems (ICS) cybersecurity incidents with increasing frequency. Unfortunately, the problem lies not only in targeted attacks, such as BlackEnergy or Operation Ghoul, aimed at the industrial sector, but also …
On June 8th, 2017 the Slovak anti-virus firm ESET shared a subset of digital hashes of the malware described below and a portion of their analysis with Dragos. The Dragos team was asked to validate ESET’s findings to news publications …
Cybersecurity has been the industry enjoying explosive growth for approximately a decade. The demand of robust and effective cybersecurity solutions for companies and government institutions is high. The need to securely access remote servers, collaborate with international coworkers and interact …
State of Cyber Security 2017 reports the results of the annual ISACA global cyber security survey, conducted in October 2016. The survey results bolster the belief that the field of cyber security remains dynamic and turbulent. Weekly news headlines confirm …
Taking Back the Upper Hand from Attackers A NEUSTAR SECURITY SOLUTION EXCLUSIVE REPORT Global Businesses Fight to Turn the Tables on Attackers Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are a huge problem threatening companies and organizations across the globe. Industry …
New research reveals that cyberattacks on the government sector doubled in 2016, hiking to 14 percent from 7 percent of all cyber security attacks in 2015. Attacks on the finance sector also rose dramatically from just 3 percent in 2015 …
Young people attack computer networks to impress friends and challenge political system, crime research shows Teenage hackers are motivated by idealism and impressing their mates rather than money, according to a study by the National Crime Agency. The law enforcement …
Cyber attackers revealed new levels of ambition in 2016, a year marked by extraordinary attacks, including multi-million dollar virtual bank heists, overt attempts to disrupt the US electoral process by state-sponsored groups, and some of the biggest distributed denial of …
“These findings relate specifically to the occurrence (likelihood) of security breaches leading to data compromise … not attacks, not impact, not general security incidents and not risk.” The study has since evolved to include security incidents and not just breaches …
The Information Age is fast becoming the age of the zero-day vulnerability, the kind of holes in software that allow attackers get in to steal, destroy, or manipulate data. As a measure of global Internet security, the number of zero …
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the world’s largest business federation representing the interests of more than 3 million businesses of all sizes, sectors, and regions, as well as state and local chambers and industry associations. This report has been prepared …
Cybersecurity is – and has been for some time – a priority matter for business and political leaders around the world. As cyber threats also impact on individuals’ many everyday digital transactions and interactions, cybersecurity is a prime concern for …
European CISOs are locked in what appears to be a never-ending battle against cyber threats. But for many, this campaign is mainly by perceptions of external risks – attempts to breach organisations’ security from the outside. There certainly are pronounced …
State of Cyber Security 2017 reports the results of the annual ISACA global cyber security survey, conducted in October 2016. The survey results bolster the belief that the field of cyber security remains dynamic and turbulent during its formative …
The digital space is highly contested, with many competing strands and areas of activity. In the EU and among member states there is, as yet, no clear approach to how to govern this space, let alone to how to wield …
It’s hard to find a major cyberattack over the last five years where identity – generally a compromised password – did not provide the vector of attack. Target, Sony Pictures, Anthem, the Democratic National Committee (DNC), the U.S. Office …
I am pleased to present the European Union (EU) Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment 2017 (SOCTA 2017). The SOCTA 2017 is Europol’s flagship product providing information to Europe’s law enforcement community and decisionmakers. It serves as the cornerstone of …
Cybercrime is big business. We hear it so often that the words threaten to lose their impact. But the details still have the capacity to shock. In last year’s report, we demonstrated how attackers launching a malware infection campaign could …
Adversaries have more tools at their disposal than ever before. They also have a keen sense of when to use each one for maximum effect. The explosive growth of mobile endpoints and online traffic works in their favor. They have …
Since the adoption of the EU Cybersecurity Strategy in 2013, the European Commission has stepped up its efforts to better protect Europeans online. It has adopted a set of legislative proposals, in particular on network and information security, earmarked …
