With the recent TalkTalk hack the latest in a line of high-profile data breaches, IT security researchers from Nettitude monitor changes in the global cyber threat landscape on an ongoing basis. The IT firm has released a report into the activity that it’s observed from its Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) systems during September 2015.
This report details examination of a global network – in which 82 percent of brute force attacks observed originated in Hong Kong – and a number of attack trends. For instance, phishing attacks show no sign of abating, with research suggesting a notable increase in highly advanced and targeted phishing emails, particularly aimed at financial firms. The US was found to be the most heavily plagued by phishing attacks, while the UK was the sixth most targeted nation.
The firm’s researchers also noted that attackers typically look to exploit organisations’ Content Management System (CMS) administrator pages that are exposed to the internet, to launch attacks via their victims’ domains.
Request the report at https://www.nettitude.co.uk/request-cti-report/.
