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Cyberthreat intelligence ( CTI ) is becoming important and this need is being driven by the global rise in – and continuous evolution of – cybercrime .
If you hold data , make money or have a reputation to uphold , you may be a target .

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editor ’ s question
MAYLEEN BYWATER , SENIOR PRODUCT
MANAGER : CLOUD SECURITY
SOLUTIONS AT VOX
The short answer

C is yes , cyberthreat intelligence ( CTI ) is becoming important and this need is being driven by the global rise in – and continuous evolution of – cybercrime .

Cyberthreat intelligence ( CTI ) is becoming important and this need is being driven by the global rise in – and continuous evolution of – cybercrime .

The Fortinet Threatmap and Kaspersky Cybermap are just two of the sites that generate real-time data on breaches and documenting the severity by country . This real-time approach also generates statistics on actions taken by the respective vendors to limit and / or stop the attacks . This form of cyberintelligence highlights the sheer volume of cybercrime activities which are happening at any given point in time . In an ongoing effort to educate clients we have looked at the trends for 2018 and across the board , the top four themes that consistently appear ( irrespective of which site or source you search ) are :
• Data storage ( how do we maintain this better ?)
• Ransomware
• Mobile threats ; devices and technologies are trending to assist us in accessing and working on the go whenever , wherever . But as this evolves , so do the threats
• Perpetrators will be evolving as they rapidly access data and information for nefarious reasons
• IOT and AI
Businesses need to adopt a more proactive approach to understanding the implications of the emerging trends and partner with services and providers who not only keep the technology up to date

If you hold data , make money or have a reputation to uphold , you may be a target .

and manage the threats coming in but who drive cyberintelligence protocols that ensure world class solutions .
Threats are no longer targeted only at the larger enterprise organisations but all businesses from the one-man store to the multi-million-dollar corporations . If you hold data , make money or have a reputation to uphold , you may be a target . The fact remains that while there is money to be made from illegal activities this trend will continue .
Bottom line , if you have cyberintelligence in place and know what is possibly coming down the line , have policies and procedures in place to govern data and people and have partnered with the best in the market to protect your environments , you are already on the right path . u
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