Hub Weekly Digest: Zero Trust, IoT Device Threat, Cancer Care Disruption, and Rising Threats Target Cloud Providers
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On Zero Trust with Wendy Ng
This week we had the pleasure to interview Dr. Wendy Ng, Cloud Security Architect Lead at OneWeb and discuss zero trust, software vulnerabilities and security practices. Dr. Wendy Ng will be a speaker on our next ‘Zero-Trust Security Approach‘ online Summit this week. (Read More)
New Study Confirms IoT Devices Major Source of Security Compromise
Zscaler, Inc. a Cloud security firm, has released a new study examining the state of the Internet of Things (IoT) devices left on corporate networks during a time when businesses were forced to move to a remote working environment.
The new report, ‘IoT in the Enterprise: Empty Office Edition,’ analysed over 575 million device transactions and 300,000 IoT-specific malware attacks blocked by Zscaler over the course of two weeks in December 2020. These attacks targeted 553 different device types, including printers, digital signage and smart TVs, all connected to and communicating with corporate IT networks while many employees were working remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Source)
Recent Cyberattack Disrupted Cancer Care Throughout US
Cyberhacking of healthcare organizations are on the increase, and a recent cyberattack affected oncology care across the United States when hackers disrupted the software for machines that deliver radiotherapy to patients with cancer. Cases of cyberhacking of healthcare organizations increased by 42% in 2020 from 2019, according to a report from the tech consulting firm Protenus, which issues an annual Breach Barometer report on the subject. (Source)
Cyberattacks Increased 17% in Q1 of 2020, With 77% Being Targeted Attacks
The number of cyberattacks increased by 17% compared to Q1 2020, and compared to Q4 2020, the increase was 1.2%, with 77% being targeted attacks, according to a new Positive Technologies Cybersecurity Threatscape Q1 2021 report. Incidents involving individuals accounted for 12% of the total. Cybercriminals typically attacked government institutions, industrial companies, science and education institutions. The main motive for attacks on both organizations and individuals remains acquisition of data. (Source)
Rising Threats Target Cloud Providers, Virtual Infrastructure
A growing number of cybercriminals are developing malware to conduct attacks on virtualized environments, and some are aggressively trying to exploit vulnerabilities already found in software for deploying virtual infrastructure, according to a report from Positive Technologies.
The share of ransomware operators in attacks on governmental institutions also is increasing; they were found in 70% of malware attacks. In addition to ransomware, attackers also used banking Trojans (18% of malware attacks), RATs (13%) and spyware (8%). (Source)
