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Fortinet Report reveals cybercriminals
are successfully using common exploits
and ‘Swarm’ Technology
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ortinet, a global leader in cybersecurity,
has announced the findings of its latest
Global Threat Landscape Report. The
research reveals high botnet reoccurrence
rates and an increase of automated malware
demonstrate cybercriminals are leveraging
common exploits combined with automated
attack methods at an unprecedented scale.
“Whether it’s WannaCry in May or Apache
Struts in September, long-known and yet
still-unpatched vulnerabilities serve as the
gateway for attacks time and time again,”
said Phil Quade, chief information security
officer, Fortinet.
“Remaining vigilant of new threats and
vulnerabilities in the wild is critical, but
organisations also need to keep sight
of what is happening within their own
environment. There is an incredible urgency
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to prioritise security hygiene and embrace
fabric-based security approaches that
leverage automation, integration and
strategic segmentation.”
Keeping up with swarm attacks, botnet
reoccurrences or the latest ransomware
attack is daunting for even the most
strategic security team. To facilitate learning
from what is happening in the wild, the
intelligence included in the latest report
offers views of the cyberthreat landscape
from many perspectives. It focuses on
three central aspects, namely application
exploits, malicious software and botnets.
It also examines important zero-day
vulnerabilities and infrastructure trends of
the corresponding attack surface.
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