The Cylance Research team just published its 2017 Cylance Threat Report. Published annually, this report provides an overview of the major cyberthreats that affected Cylance’s diverse customer base in the previous year, as well as industry trends, analysis, and data from thousands of organizations.
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According to the report, ransomware grew three-fold in 2017, affecting the healthcare industry the most. 50% to 70% of the attacks exploited known vulnerabilities reported more than nine months prior, and the most common infection vectors remained phishing and drive-by downloads.
The report provides insights into:
- 2017’s threat landscape
- The volume of attacks by industry
- Ransomware and infection vectors
- Top enterprise threat risks
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The cyberattacks of 2017 proved more numerous, sophisticated, and ruthless than in years past. Threat actors, armed with knowledge stolen from the CIA and tools lifted from the NSA, demonstrated an elevated level of proficiency. WannaCry and NotPetya, two prominent threats from last year, successfully exploited these stolen assets in their assault on systems worldwide.
As 2017 progressed, new opportunities developed in ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS), opening the gates of malware-for-profit to everyone. Advancements in fileless attacks provided new ways for threats to hide from once reliable detection methods. Malware features such as polymorphism continued to play a powerful role in evading traditional defenses. The victims of cybercrime ranged from private businesses to the fundamental practices of democracy. France and the United States saw significant data breaches during their recent presidential elections. Several high-profile companies lost their customers’ personally identifiable information to cyberattacks, blemishing their brands and costing them untold millions in recovery operations. This report contains an overview of the threat trends and malware families Cylance’s customers faced in 2017. This information is shared with the goal of assisting security practitioners, researchers, and individuals in our collective battle against emerging and evolving cyberthreats.
READ THE FULL REPORT – https://pages.cylance.com/2018-03CylanceThreatReport2017.html
