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Respondents to the survey indicate their usage of CTI changed significantly during 2020, influenced by sharp rise in COVID-related phishing and ransomware attacks. ThreatQuotient™, a leading security operations platform innovator, announced the results of the 2021 SANS Cyber Threat Intelligence survey. The spike in cyber breaches in the past year, compounded by COVID-related attacks, has only increased the importance of Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) in the past year. The survey, sponsored by ThreatQuotient, explores the state of play in the global use of CTI and outlines why the difficulties of the past year have contributed to the continued growth and maturity of CTI. "CTI is a key tool that can help regional businesses understand the intent of threat actors as they plan and conduct ma...

Defending Against Critical Threats Report identifies migration to remote working and evolution of ransomware as key contributors towards diverse criminal activity Cisco has revealed the findings of its Defending Against Critical Threats Report, noting changes in criminal activity during 2020 and new methods of exploitation, arising as a result of the pandemic. During a year in which transitioning to digital infrastructures became essential for all, Cisco explores the ongoing complexity and evolution of cyber threats, to inform organizations and empower stronger decision-making. Increased Vulnerabilities with Remote Working Cisco Umbrella – a cloud-driven Secure Internet Gateway – examined traffic running through its DNS servers, identifying mid-March 2020 as a peak period of increased remo...

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ThreatQuotient-sponsored 2021 SANS Cyber Threat Intelligence survey reveals impact of COVID

Cisco Reveals Top Cybersecurity Threats of 2020