The move to the hybrid cloud and digitalization have led to an increase in cyberattacks over the past two years, says a new paper from Atos titled “Digital Vision for Cyber Security 2,” and launched in October at Cyber Innovation Den 2019, hosted by techUK.
According to the security company, 10.52 billion malware attacks were recorded globally in 2018. Artificial intelligence and automation have actively been exploited for sophisticated attacks against various industry verticals, while the landscape was marked by significant changes related to the legal and regulatory environment, the nature of the cyber threats, and cybersecurity capabilities in organizations.
In the given timeframe, Atos says state-sponsored groups that leverage targeted and social engineering attacks to manipulate election outcome and harass individuals with fake news, as well as large data thefts from unsecured cloud infrastructures and financial crime operations have increased. Although they are still present, DDoS attacks are no longer making the headlines.
Approximately 80 percent of known successful breaches are caused either by weak passwords or stolen credentials, usually on sale on the dark web,…
