TRENDING
Global highlights: 2020 Global
Threat Intelligence Report:
• Most common attack types accounted
for 88% of attacks: Applicationspecific
(33%), web application (22%),
reconnaissance (14%), DoS/DDoS (14%)
and network manipulation (5%) attacks.
• Weaponisation of IoT: Botnets like
Mirai, IoTroop and Echobot have
advanced in automation, improving
propagation capabilities. Mirai and
IoTroop are also known for spreading
through IoT attacks, then propagating
through scanning and subsequent
infection from identified hosts.
• Old vulnerabilities remain an active
target: Attackers leveraged those that
are several years old but have not been
patched by organisations, such as
HeartBleed, which helped make OpenSSL
the second most targeted software with
19% of attacks globally. A total of 258
new vulnerabilities were identified in
Apache frameworks and software over
the past two years, making Apache the
third most targeted in 2019, accounting
for over 15% of all attacks observed.
• Attacks on Content Management
Systems (CMS) accounted for about
20% of all attacks: Targeting popular
CMS platforms like WordPress, Joomla!,
Drupal, and NoneCms, cybercriminals
used them as a route into businesses
to steal valuable data and launch
additional attacks. Additionally, more
than 28% of targeted technologies (like
ColdFusion and Apache Struts)
support websites. •
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