Intelligent CIO Europe Issue 21 | Page 23

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// TRENDING CYBER ADVERSARIES UP THE ANTE ON EVASION AND ANTI-ANALYSIS TO AVOID DETECTION Fortinet has revealed the findings of its latest Global Threat Landscape Report, with its Fortinet Threat Landscape Index demonstrating a continued increase in the volume of cyberattacks. F ortinet, a global leader in broad, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions, has announced the findings of its latest quarterly Global Threat Landscape Report. The research reveals that cybercriminals continue to look for new attack opportunities throughout the digital attack surface and are leveraging evasion as well as anti- analysis techniques as they become more sophisticated in their attempts. The Threat Landscape Index crossed a milestone this quarter. It is up nearly 4% from its original opening position year-over- year. The high point during that year-long timeframe is the peak and closing point of Q2 CY2019. The upsurge was driven by increased malware and exploit activity. www.intelligentcio.com “The ever-widening breadth and sophistication of cyberadversaries’ attack methods is an important reminder of how they are attempting to leverage speed and connectivity to their advantage,” said Phil Quade, Chief Information Security Officer, Fortinet. “Therefore, it is important for defenders to do the same and to relentlessly prioritise these important cybersecurity fundamentals, to position organisations to better manage and mitigate cyber-risks. “A security fabric approach across every security element that embraces segmentation and integration, actionable threat intelligence and automation combined with Machine Learning is essential to enable these fundamentals to bear fruit.” “ RANSOMWARE ATTACKS CONTINUE TO MOVE AWAY FROM MASS-VOLUME, OPPORTUNISTIC ATTACKS TO MORE TARGETED ATTACKS ON ORGANISATIONS. INTELLIGENTCIO 23