Ponemon Institute is pleased to present The Value of Threat Intelligence: Annual Study of North American and United Kingdom Companies, sponsored by Anomali. The purpose of this research is to examine trends in the benefits of threat intelligence and the challenges companies face when integrating threat intelligence with existing security platforms and technologies.

From the report, “Our survey examined the most common malware threats that organizations are grappling with, how often those threats result in actual compromises, and the challenges involved in responding to them. Respondents included CIOs, CTOs, CSOs, IT directors, network administrators, and senior executives from organizations in more than 20 industries.”

“Threat intelligence has become a significant weapon in the fight against cybersecurity threats, and a large majority of organizations have made it a key part of their security programs. Among the key findings of the report are that organizations are leveraging threat intelligence data for a number of use cases, and many rate themselves fairly competent in their use of threat intelligence to identify and remediate cyber threats. The most common benefits of threat intelligence platforms include better threat analysis, faster detection and response, more efficient security operations, and better visibility into threats.”

“Despite the massive impact the WannaCry ransomware attack had on businesses across the globe and the immediate changes to security practices following it, a year later businesses still have a reactive approach and struggle to implement comprehensive security policies that target employees and management. With cyber threats evolving so rapidly, businesses need to learn how to be quick on their toes and expedite the development and enforcement of cyber security policies to better prevent future breaches.”

“Almost immediately following the WannaCry cyberattack, the NotPetya malware affected countries and organisations around the globe that had strikingly similar repercussions and lessons to take away. This attack exemplified the chronic failings organisations and nation-states continue to have despite the blatant and ongoing threats cyberspace poses. With cyber threats remaining a critical issue for organisations, there is still a great deal organisations need to do to mitigate these for future resilience.”

This report offers insight into the Cyber security landscape of The People’s Republic of Korea.

“Organizations in the healthcare industry have been in the news a number of times in recent years as a result of significant cyber attacks. In 2017, WannaCry made global headlines as its impact to the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) became known. Other attacks have seen health records stolen or ransoms paid to keep critical systems online at hospitals. Understanding the nature of the threats to the healthcare industry helps define effective ways to counter these threats and help to prevent them from making future headlines.”

This report takes a look at the cyber threats that occurred when the US recognized Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel.

This report begins with the sentence, “There are a number of influences on the 2018 Winter Olympics event that may increase the likeliness of malicious activity.” Read on to find out more.

This report offers insight into the cyber security profile of the United States Of America.

From the report, “The cyber attacks targeting political elections is in full swing as the 115th United States midterm elections grow closer. The exploitation of vulnerabilities and direct cyber attacks targeting election-related entities are somewhat expected; however, a different form of cyber attack has the potential to have a disruptive impact to the elections: disinformation campaigns. The use of disinformation tactics in today’s social media-obsessed society is the most prominent threat to the democratic process. This form of attack is at a significant and troublesome level that the average voter may not be fully aware of.” Read on to learn more.

As the November 2018 US midterm elections looms, Anomali Labs set forth to answer the cyber version of the old myth “lightning never strikes the same place twice” — replaced with “can email spoofing attacks really strike the US elections twice”. The Anomali research team sought to answer that question by evaluating the strength of email security programs for election-related infrastructure.

This report offers a view of The Republic of South Africa. And takes a look at the Threat Landscape of that nation.

This report offers insight into the German DAX 100 Threat Horizon.

The recent escalation in tensions between the United States and Turkey over the detention of pastor Andrew Brunson, have prompted Turkish patriotic hacktivist groups to target American websites. Historically, the two most prominent hacktivist groups Aslan Neferler Tim (ANT) and Turk Hack Team (THT) have reacted to political issues impacting Turkey, by targeting the perceived adversary with low level nuisance attacks such as web defacements and Distributed Denial of Service attacks (DDoS). As the political situation deteriorates, Anomali expects to see an increase in hacktivist related activity targeting American websites.

Russia will host the 2018 FIFA World Cup from 14 June to 15 July 2018 at 12 different venues throughout 11 host cities, and thousands of foreign visitors are expected to travel to the games. With major sporting events increasingly targeted by physical and cyber threats, we believe that FIFA and their affiliates, spectators, athletes, officials, or other attendees are likely to be confronted by a range of security risks such as protests/demonstrations, hooliganism, financial fraud, and to a lesser extent hacktivism, terrorism, and cyber espionage.

This report helps detail the importance of monitoring suspicious domain registrations to protect a brand from being destroyed by cyber criminals.

This paper gives a profile of the Russian Federation.

This paper focusses completely on cybersecurity issues in the aviation industry.

The purpose of this research is to examine trends in the benefits of threat intelligence and the challenges companies face when integrating threat intelligence with existing security platforms and technologies.

This paper gives a profile of China.