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CyberSecurity Trends – A Year in Review

Now that we are a few months into 2018, security analysts are able to look back on 2017 and analyze leading cybersecurity trends. Not surprisingly, according to the Cisco 2018 Annual Cybersecurity report, there was an elevenfold increase in malware last year.

“Adversaries are becoming more adept at evasion— and weaponizing cloud services and other technology used for legitimate purposes,” the report declares.

The following are some of the major cybersecurity trends of 2017:

Ransomware Families Up 32%, Total Ransomware Threats Down 41%
According to Dark Reading, the growth in ransomware attacks hit a plateau, while the number of ransomware families rose considerably. As cybercriminals become more adept in targeting individuals and organizations, the variety of ransomware attacks are evolving. Not surprisingly, the WannaCry variant dominated the landscape – making up 57% of all ransomware detected last year.

Cybercrimes, Dark Web Services, Malware, Network Security, Ransomware, Shadow IT, Small and Medium Businesses|
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911 Attacks on Cities Nationwide Bring the Ransomware Threat Home

The 911 Call Centers have become a symbol of rescue and hope.  But in recent months, that very symbol of safety is under attack in such cities such as Baltimore, Atlanta and Seattle.  Ransomware and denial-of-service attacks are targeting these 911 centers, forcing some cities to “write down” emergency calls — pushing the system back 50 years or so.

911 Call Centers, Cybercrimes, Disaster Recovery, Ransomware|
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Don’t Trade Security for Wi-Fi Connectivity – Top Ten Threats to Your Wi-Fi Network

The ability to connect to the Internet anywhere and at any time has made a business Wi-Fi network a necessity for most organizations. With benefits ranging from increased productivity to improved customer satisfaction, implementing a wireless network for your employees and guests is no longer just an option. It’s pretty simple to enable Wi-Fi, just walk into any retail store or office lobby and you’ll find a long list of available connections. However, keeping the network secure is the real challenge.

Cybercrimes, Mobilized Solutions, Network, Network Security|
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Cybersecurity Spending is on the Rise in 2018 – Invest in Peace of Mind

It seems a full week can’t go by without another headline about an organization getting breached. Whether it’s a new phishing scheme, a major malware attack on a city municipality or a strategic ransomware threat, the dangers are real, and the costs can be extraordinary. The cybersecurity landscape continues to evolve and as modern technology advances, security threats do as well. What protections do you need in place for you to sleep better at night?

Cloud Services, Cybercrimes, Dark Web Services, Disaster Recovery, Network Security|
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The Year of Crypto Currency Hackers

In 2017, the world saw the rise of ransomware as the names of famous ransomware attacks permeated the news such as Petya, Goldeneye and more.  According to Secplicity, “…malware is at an all-time high, global ransomware damages are predicted to exceed $5 billion, and data records are being stolen by hackers at a rate of more than 5 million a day.”

Cloud Services, Cryptocurrency, Cybercrimes, Dark Web Services|
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The Future of Law Enforcement: AI and Robots

Two scenarios:

  1. A cyber-attack launched on government sites throws mission-critical systems into disarray and affects public safety.
  2. A hostage situation gets out of hand and law enforcement wants to get up close to the suspect without risking the lives of the hostages or officers.

In both scenarios, government and law enforcement organizations are looking at artificial intelligence or AI as means to solve critical issues.

AI, Cybercrimes|
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Welcome WPA3 – WiFi Gets an Upgrade

It’s been nearly 14 years since WiFi (or WPA2) as we know it got a security upgrade.  But now the WiFi Alliance, a standards organization that includes Broadcom, Intel, Microsoft and others, is recommending a badly-needed make-over that will be dubbed WPA3, according to reports.  The new upgrades to WiFi were announced at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) the week of January 7, 2018.

Network Security, Remote Monitoring, Small and Medium Businesses|
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Losing Net Neutrality and How the New Ruling Could Affect Schools

On December 14, 2017, the FCC voted to repeal net neutrality rules in a 3-2 vote along party lines and signaling a victory for telecommunications companies, according to the Los Angeles Times.  Now lawmakers are fighting back and in mid-January, CNET reported that Democrats announced all 49 of their senators, and one Republican, Susan Collins of Maine, will vote on a bill that uses the Congressional Review Act to reinstate the regulation.

Education, Net Neutrality, Network|
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Meltdown and Spectre Patching – What You Need to Know

Image result for meltdown spectreRecent complex vulnerabilities in top-tier computer devices, iPhones, Windows PCs, Android devices and other gadgets have sent companies and individuals alike in a tailspin. A critical security flaw has been detected in processor chips that allow bottom barrel IT processes to have access to memory in the computer’s kernel – aka the most privileged IT process of the device.

Not good.

Hackers could potentially exploit this issue giving them a clear path for installing malicious software to read memory through this new group of side-channel attacks and putting data, hardware and software at serious risk.

Here are the immediate steps you need to take to make sure your data and infrastructure are protected:

Cybercrimes, Dark Web Services, Malware, Network Security|
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The Worst Cyber Attacks in History (So Far) and What We Can Learn

In 2017, the world experienced some of the largest and most dangerous cyber attacks in recent history.

The numbers are staggering: 

  • 143,000 million: the number of consumers affected by Equifax breach.
  • 3 billion: the number of people whose Yahoo email accounts were reportedly compromised. While the Yahoo! breaches occurred in 2013 and 2014, Yahoo! only disclosed the 3 billion number in October of 2017.
Cybercrimes, Disaster Recovery, Professional Services|
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