In the first half of 2022 SonicWall Capture Labs threat researchers recorded 2.8 billion malware hits globally, an 11% increase year to date over 2021. The amounts to an average of 8.240 malware attempts per customer. Based on data collected, the true culprits behind the rise in malware have been crypto-jacking and loT malware, which have risen 30% and 77% respectively, year to date.

When it comes to security, there is a paradox. Security can enable businesses to scale and grow, but confusion around security and overly rigid practices can introduce unnecessary red tape. Our survey reveals that startups struggle to find the balance between managing risks and prioritizing security.

In this report, you will find details about security, compliance, services, alerting, and Kubernetes usage patterns. This information can be useful for determining the real-world state of security and usage for container environments at companies around the world, from a broad range of industries.

The goal of the SANS 2021 Cloud Security Survey is to provide additional insights into how organizations are using the cloud today, the threats security teams are facing in the cloud, and what they’re doing to improve security posture in the cloud.

Amid our worldwide bedlam, this report is aimed at informing for the purposes of preparation. Whether you find yourself in the midst of government affairs, technology management, or business operations, the state of rising factors impacts nearly every country, either directly or indirectly, and provides a ripe setting for cyberattacks to thrive. Based upon research conducted and shared amongst our various practices in DevSecOps, Offensive Security, Governance-Risk-Compliance, Threat Intelligence, and Research, we have completed our overall analysis to focus on the following evolving threats as we navigate through 2022.

This report investigates the trends, pioneered by the Maze ransomware group, of double extortion. In particular, we examine the contents of initial data disclosures intended to coerce victims to pay ransoms. Rapid7 analysts investigated 161 separate data disclosures between April 2020 and February 2022 and identified a number of trends in the data.

As these ransomware gangs and RaaS operators find new ways to remove technical barriers and up the ante, ransomware will continue to challenge organizations of all sizes in 2022. As a result, ransomware has become one of the top threats in cybersecurity and a focus area for Palo Alto Networks. This report provides the latest insights on established and emerging ransomware groups, payment trends, and security best practice.

This survey report focuses on the current trends in cybersecurity workforce development, staffing, cybersecurity budgets, threat landscape and cyber-maturity. The survey findings reinforce past reporting and, in certain instances, mirror prior year data. Staffing levels, ease of hiring and retention remain pain points across the globe, and declining optimism about cybersecurity budgets reversed course this year.

This report was created by the ConnectWise Cyber Research Unit (CRU) - a dedicated team of ConnectWise threat hunters that identifies new vulnerabilities, researches them, and shares what they find for all to see in the community. The CRU monitors ransom leak sites and malicious botnets for new threats, uses OSINT resources, and utilizes data from the ConnectWise SIEM powered by Perch to help create content and complete research.

In 2021, the industry saw a transition into threat actor separation of duties, with an increase in groups focused on obtaining and selling access to victims (Initial Access Brokers). In observing this trend, Deepwatch has taken note of the proliferation of Initial Access Brokers and how it correlates with a shift in focus, away from specific industries and towards attacks of opportunity. As this trend continues, more emphasis must be placed on risk management of organizations’ internet exposure.

This study offers the kind of insights CISOs have long been asking for - to benchmark their situation and experience against others; to learn from what their peers are doing and planning to do ; and to validate ideas and obtain solid data to justify investments in these areas.

This research aimed to uncover insights into how employees have fared over the past two years, where hybrid and remote working has been commonplace. It reveals the significant benefits that hybrid working has brought to both employees and employers, despite the challenges anticipated at the start of the pandemic.

The intent of the exercise was to assess public and private sector-wide communications and information-sharing mechanisms, crisis management protocols, and decision-making, as well as legal and regulatory considerations as exercise participants responded to and recovered from significant ransomeware attacks targeting the financial sector. The scenario emphasized global cross-jurisdiction information sharing among financial firms, central banks, regulatory authorities, trade associations and information-sharing organizations.

For this, our 15th anniversary installment, we continue in that same tradition by providing insight into what threats your organization is likely to face today, along with the occasional look back at previous reports and how the threat landscape has changed over the intervening years.

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.

This report explores how CISOs are adjusting in the wake of pandemic disruption, adapting strategies to support long-term hybrid work and battling an increasingly sophisticated threat landscape. We also examine how people put organizations at risk and how CISOc change priorities in response.

Based on Arete case data, the commonly observed techniques and vulnerabilities of 2021 will likely not change through most of 2022. In the Arete Annual Crimeware Report, we will discuss: notable tactics and techniques observed in threat actor campaigns, notable negotiation insights gleaned from ransomware cases, how law enforcement has changed its games and how the threat landscape will evolve in 2022.

From Q2 to Q3 2021, ransomware gained increasing attention. In Q3 2021, threat actors also continued mass exploitation of vulnerabilities in systems, including those in Microsoft Exchange.

Between February and March 2022, Prevalent conducted a study on current trends, challenges and initiatives impacting third-party risk management (TPRM) practitioners worldwide.

This 2021 State of Phishing and Online Fraud Report highlights the key trends that drove digital scams using data gathered from analyzing more than one billion sites. A multitude of factors drove record growth in fraud campaign activity in 2020 with an increase of 185% from what was observed in 2019.

Our latest Trellix Threat Lab Research Report includes our findings from Q4 2021, our identification of a multi-stage espionage attack on high-ranking government officials, and our recent analysis of cyberattacks targeting Ukraine and the newly identified HermeticWiper during Q1.