Intelligent CISO Issue 11 | Page 18

cyber trends CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES HAS RELEASED ITS 2019 SECURITY REPORT, WHICH SHINES A LIGHT ON SOME OF THE KEY CYBERATTACK TRENDS IMPACTING ALL INDUSTRIES. R esearch released by Check Point has highlighted the main tactics cybercriminals are using to attack organisations worldwide across all industries and the key malware trends and techniques observed by Check Point researchers during the past year. The company’s 2019 Security Report also explores the key malware trends and techniques observed by Check Point researchers during the past year. Some of those highlights include: • Cryptominers dominated the malware landscape: Cryptominers occupied the top four most prevalent malware types and impacted 37% of organisations globally in 2018. Despite a fall in the value of all 18 Check Point releases 2019 Security Report cryptocurrencies, 20% of companies continue to be hit by cryptomining attacks every week. Cryptominers have also highly evolved recently to exploit high profile vulnerabilities and to evade sandboxes and security products in order to expand their infection rates. • Mobiles are a moving target: A total of 33% of organisations worldwide were hit by mobile malware, with the leading three malware types targeting the Android OS. 2018 saw several cases where mobile malware was pre-installed on devices and apps available from app stores that were actually malware in disguise. • Multi-purpose botnets launch range of attacks: Bots were the third most common malware type, with 18% of organisations hit by bots which are used to launch DDoS attacks and spread other malware. Bot infections were instrumental in nearly half (49%) of organisations experiencing a DDoS attack in 2018. Issue 11 | www.intelligentciso.com