The primary goal of OT Security Leaders it to ensure that the risk of a cyber incident impacting the Reliability, Availability and Safety of operations is minimised. This requires identification and management of vulnerabilities, and a layer of controls to prevent threat actors from accessing networks. The logical starting point is to identify and classify all assets though this is rarely a simple task.

In the second half of 2023, the cybersecurity landscape saw a range of significant developments that have considerably impacted the digital attack surface. Notable among these was the rise in sophisticated cyberattacks targeting large-scale entities and essential infrastructure. The findings in this report represent the collective intelligence of FortiGuard Labs, drawn from a vast array of network sensors collecting threat events each day observed in live production environments around the world from more than 600K+ environments and 10M+ sensors capturing every detail about threats that hit our detection technology.

In year 2023, FortiGuard Labs blocked 2.4 trillion vulnerability attempts and 3 billion malware deliveries to protect its customers from cyber threats. FortiGuard Labs escalated the significant threats through the Outbreak Alert system to raise awareness. These outbreaks highlighted the various targeted and 0-day attacks, weaponized vulnerabilities, malware/ ransomware campaigns, and OT/IoT threats launched last year.

In 1H 2023, we observed significant activity among advanced persistent threat (APT) groups, a rise in ransomware frequency and complexity, increased botnet activity, a shift in MITRE ATT&CK techniques used by attackers, and more. As we examine activity in the first half of 2023, we see cybercrime organizations and nation-state cyber-offensive groups swiftly adopting new technologies. Notably, some of these actors operate much like traditional enterprises, complete with well-defined responsibilities, deliverables, and objectives.

In this 2023 Mid-Year Horizon Report, we delve into the significant cybersecurity issues that are affecting the healthcare industry. We cover topics such as emerging data theft tactics, the use of risk-based identity alerting to strengthen security, and the potential impact of using ChatGPT on healthcare data security.

The Fortinet 2023 State of Operational Technology and Cybersecurity Report is our fifth annual study based on data from an in-depth worldwide survey of 570 OT professionals conducted by a respected third-party research company.

FortiGuard Labs experts leverage Fortinet’s large global footprint to continually monitor the threat landscape and the major geopolitical events that influence it. This report presents findings and insights from six months of intense research, with recommendations for leaders and practitioners to better prepare and protect your organization.

This 2023 Cloud Security Report surveyed 752 cybersecurity professionals to reveal key challenges and priorities. In 2023, the cloud is fundamentally delivering on its promised business outcomes, including flexible capacity and scalability, increased agility, improved availability, and accelerated deployment and provisioning.

In this year’s survey, more than 80% of respondents say they are “very” or “extremely” concerned about the threat of ransomware, yet a similar number (78%) of organizations surveyed also believe they are “very” or “extremely” prepared to thwart a breach. Despite those concerns and feelings of preparedness, half of the organizations surveyed still fell victim to ransomware last year.

The findings in this 2023 cybersecurity skills gap report clearly show that organizations are fighting an uphill battle against cyberthreat— incurring more breaches, in need of skilled professionals, and continuing to struggle to fill key positions.

Last year, we made several predictions about how the threat landscape would evolve, ranging from attackers spending more effort on pre-attack activities to an increasing number of attack attempts impacting operational technology (OT). Lets look at how some of our predictions fared and how we expect these threats to evolve as we plan for 2023.

This report leveraged the Fortinet service to provide a deep dive into what adversaries are seeing, doing, and planning, enabling organizations to better understand the threats posed by the growth of criminal forums and markets operating on the darknet. The report covers global, regional, and industry/sector threat landscape perspective as well as protection recommendations for IT and OT organizations for darknet activity observed during Q2 2022.

The 2021 Cloud Security Report reveals how organizations are responding to security threats in the cloud, and which tools and best practices IT cybersecurity leaders are prioritizing in their move to the cloud. Cloud security concerns remain high as the adoption of public cloud computing continues to surge in the wake of the pandemic and the resulting massive shift to remote work.

This report reveals that the expanded use of applications for business-critical applications, combined with the increased pace of application changes that come with DevOps methodologies, has created security challenges for organizations.

The Email Security in 2022: Confidence Game report is based on the results of a comprehensive online global survey of 294 cybersecurity professionals, conducted in Fall 2021, to gain deep insight into the latest trends, key challenges, and solutions for email security. The respondents range from technical executives to managers and IT security practitioners, representing a balanced cross-section of organizations of varying sizes across multiple industries.

In our H1 2022 FortiGuard Labs Threat Landscape Report, we examine the cyber threat landscape during the year’s first half to identify trends and offer recommendations about what CISOs and security teams should pay close attention to in the months ahead. The report’s findings are based on data collected through our global array of sensors monitored by the FortiGuard Labs team.

This 2022 Cloud Security Report, based on a comprehensive global survey of cybersecurity professionals, reveal these security challenges and offers insights on the state of the cloud and cloud security today. The study reviews organizations’ choices and responses as they try to gain more confidence in securing their cloud environments.

The findings of this report represent the collective intelligence of FortiGuard Labs, drawn from a vast array of network sensors collecting billions of threat events each day observed in live production environments around the world.

The findings in this report represent the collective intelligence of FortiGuard Labs, drawn from a vast array of network sensors collecting billions of threat events observed in live production environments around the world.

This report primarily analyzes threat data from millions for Fortinet devices across the internet.

The Fortinet Threat Landscape Report Q2 2018 features a healthy dose of international intrigue, major disruptions, global infections, innovative malware, clever heists, and more.