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New SANS and
Infoblox survey finds
Insider Threats and
Ransomware are
most feared
A new survey has revealed the cyber-threats enterprises fear
most. It also discovered that the majority of organisations lack
proper data exfiltration prevention and DNS security measures.
I ransomware, insider threats and denial
of service are considered the top three
threats organisations face when it
comes to securing sensitive data.
The survey, conducted by SANS and
co-sponsored by Infoblox, found that According to the study, 78% of
respondents report encountering two or
more threats to their data in the past 12
months, while 12% actually encountered
a breach, with 43% of those
nfoblox Inc, the network control
company that provides Actionable
Network Intelligence, has released
results of a new study that identifies
the top threats, risks and fears related
to securing data assets and keeping
networks secure.
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encountering exfiltration of sensitive data
through encrypted channels.
User credentials and privileged account
information, known as access data,
represented the most common data
types involved in these breaches,
spotlighting the fact that privileged
data is prized by attackers, proving
more desirable to them than sensitive
data being targeted for financial gain
or destruction.
“This shows how highly attackers prize
access data,” said Sean Tierney, Director
of Threat Intelligence at Infoblox.
“It’s proving more desirable to them
than sensitive data being targeted for
financial gain or destruction because
it opens the door to significantly more
exploitation opportunities.”
The study also found that 59%
of respondents are using manual
processes to identify sensitive assets,
ultimately leaving their networks
prone to massively automated attacks.
Tierney added: “Those still relying
solely on manual processes are doing
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