Challenges

With Australian organisations encouraged to urgently adopt an enhanced cybersecurity posture, organisations should ensure they have mitigation strategies in place against cyber-attacks and are prepared to identify and respond to cybersecurity incidents. Whilst no mitigation strategy can offer full security against all cyber threats, it is recommended to implement eight essential mitigation strategies from the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC). 

Abnormal Security has recently released its H1 2022 Email Threat Report covering data from June to December 2021. As modern threats continue to increase in volume, severity and sophistication, the report unveils trends and insights and offers pragmatic predictions for 2022. We’ll be summarising the key statistics of this report and how you can stay ahead of cybercriminals in the coming year and beyond.

Mimecast has just released its sixth annual State of Email Security Report. The recent report shows 2021 as the worst year on record for cybersecurity, with increased apprehension over what is to come. However, the insights and takeaways from the report can help you to deliver continuous improvements to your cyber resilience strategy and to be better prepared for the challenges that lie ahead. In this key findings report, we will be using statistics specific to Australia.

Email attacks against the enterprise have changed enormously over the past few years and have become increasingly sophisticated. Today, phishing attacks are the number one cause of data breaches within businesses and are consistent across all industries. Meanwhile, highly targeted Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks have also become commonplace. The past few years have accelerated the volume of attacks as a result of the shift to remote operations in response to the global pandemic.

The highly anticipated CrowdStrike 2022 Global Threat Report (GTR) is based on first-hand observations combined with insights from CrowdStrike’s vast telemetry. Entering its eighth year, the annual GTR delivers crucial insights into what security teams need to know about the perilous and ever-evolving threat landscape. This year, the report hones in on themes that have emerged during 2021, as well as recommendations on how to mitigate the associated risks. As always, CrowdStrike’s GTR forms a fundamental tool to help you protect the people, processes and technologies that drive your business. 

Netskope has recently released the sixth edition of its Cloud Threat Report. Using data raised from Netskope's Next Generation Secure Web Gateway (SWG) and API Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), the report provides valuable threat & data protection information, and advice gathered from the vast amount of data collected throughout the past year.

Key Findings and Trends

The January 2022 report gives a year-over-year analysis of cloud attack activities, threats, and risks from 2021 as compared to 2020. There were five key areas highlighted within the report that are worth mentioning: