Intelligent CISO Issue 44 | Page 19

Over this past year , we have seen cybercriminals get smarter and quicker at retooling their tactics .
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Over this past year , we have seen cybercriminals get smarter and quicker at retooling their tactics .

Raj Samani , Fellow and Chief Scientist of McAfee Enterprise and FireEye
has proven a very successful channel and we predict the use of this vector could grow not only through espionage groups , but other threat actors looking to infiltrate organisations for their own criminal gain .
Nation states turn to hackers for hire . In 2022 , we will see an increase in the blending of cybercrime and nation-state operations . In many cases , a startup company is formed and a web of front companies or existing ‘ technology ’ companies are involved in operations that are directed and controlled by the countries ’ intelligence ministries . The initial breach with tactics and tools could be similar as ‘ regular ’ cybercrime operations , however , it is important to monitor what is happening next and act fast – companies should audit their visibility and learn from tactics and operations conducted by actors targeting their sector .
Rise of smaller affiliates . The Ransomware-as-a-Service ( RaaS ) ecosystem has evolved with the use of www . intelligentciso . com
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