After analyzing the activities of cyber threat actors this year, the DomainTools Research Team has identified four key cybersecurity concerns that security teams, executives, consumers and government officials can expect to encounter next year. From hacked drones with the potential to cause physical harm, to advancing activity from North Korea and Hidden Cobra, this paper connects the dots between the past, present and future to help organizations get ready for the security challenges of 2018.

Long gone are the simple days of malware threats only being associated with the computers on our desks or at our business offices. Today, we’ve all become accustomed to malware infiltrating our homes and pockets across a variety of platforms, be that our telephones, tablets, smart TV or even ‘connected’ devices such as our fridges. Whilst malware can be tailored for different platforms and differ in their abilities or functionality, the overall taxonomy remains very much the same. Back in the ‘halcyon’ days many malware authors released their wares for fun, ‘lulz’ in modern parlance, today most are criminally motivated and driven by financial gain, ideology, revenge and nation state doctrine. The objective of these attacks, and the compromised devices or networks, are typically similar and result in the threat actor gaining access, leading to the theft of confidential and personal information, or disrupting the operations and functionality.

This paper provides information on Bad Rabbit a new ransomware roving the internet.

This report offers a helpful look at Mobile Banking Trojans.

Guided by Threat Compass, the Blueliv’s Annual Cyberthreat Landscape Report takes a birds-eye view of the major events and trends of last year. The Threat Intelligence analysts at Blueliv then offer their insight into an ever-more sophisticated cybercrime industry for 2018.

This report provides 10 findings on how over 800 IT Pros handle Disaster Recovery & Cloud Adoption.

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.”

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

This white paper examines challenges for healthcare organizations and presents how the key to effective endpoint and server protection lies in the ability to dynamically analyze behavior in order to recognize malicious software by its actions, not its appearance. Intelligent response at machine speed is required to prevent, contain and mitigate potential threats. Success in this mission results in a major benefit for providers and payers: the ability to keep IT systems operation so medical and non-medical personnel can stay focused on patient care.

This report provides insight into the state of cybersecurity in Healthcare.

In this midyear report, TrendMicro tracks the tendency of security risks to emerge from aspects of computing that are often overlooked and show how costly they can be especially for enterprises.

Data breach has become an existential risk to every law firm throughout the world regardless of the number of attorneys, revenues or practice areas. The Law Firm Cyber Security Scorecard is compiled by LOGICFORCE and published bi-annually to educate the legal industry on the current state of Cyber Security preparedness. This second edition also seeks to clearly define de facto cyber security standards for law firms so they can easily determine where their organizations rate in comparison.

Ponemon Institute is pleased to present the results of The 2018 State of Cybersecurity in Small and Medium Size Businesses sponsored by Keeper Security. The goal of this study is to track how small and medium size companies address the same threats faced by larger companies. This report features the findings from 2018 and 2017.

The eighth edition of the NetDiligence® Cyber Claims Study offers insights for business innovation. In the same way that a business gains operational perspective by going through an audit, both the insurer and the insured can use the findings of this research to inform decision making and risk management.

This report takes a deep look at the economics of Cybercrime.

This year’s Risk:Value Report from NTT Security shows that there is still a lot of work to do. It crystallizes in one shocking statistic: one-third of companies would rather pay a hacker’s ransom than invest in information security. Many organizations are still stuck in a reactive mindset when it comes to security.

In recent months, Beazley Breach Response (BBR) Services has seen the number of reported ransomware incidents climb again. The varieties of ransomware and the differing technical abilities of the criminals make effective response especially challenging. Breach response services, such as forensics and legal counsel, are often necessary in ransomware attacks to determine the attack vector and level of access obtained by the attacker. If the attacker accessed or exfiltrated personally identifiable information or protected health information, notification to affected individuals may be required by law.