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R trends continue to evolve and the current iterations are no exception . During the last year , malicious actors have attacked healthcare organisations , medical trials , schools and shipping agencies .
Considering the impact these modern attacks can have on organisations everywhere , no matter the industry , security professionals must always be ready to secure their systems , networks and software in new ways . And according to FortiGuard Labs ’ Global Threat Landscape Report for H1 2022 , ransomware remains a prolific threat that increased in 2020 and became even more disruptive . Having endpoint security software and device protection solutions in place will allow your organisation to secure every user and device on and off the network with advanced response .
In the UAE and across the region , ransomware has shaped the security landscape massively . Over the past six months , we have seen 10,666 ransomware variants globally across our platform , compared to just 5,400 in the previous six months which is almost 2x growth in ransomware variants in half a year . One of the biggest drivers for this is Ransomware-as-a-Service ( RaaS ). RaaS has become increasingly popular
Ransomware remains a prolific threat that increased in 2020 and became even more disruptive . on the Dark Web , with developers utilising different technologies to build subscription model services for their plug-and-play ransomware . This allows even novice cybercriminals to target people , businesses and other organisations for a quick payday . Just like your favourite subscription service lets you stream your favourite shows , order your favourite foods , or even visit your favourite places , RaaS gives criminals access to ransomware and other malicious software for a commission or monthly price .
Furthermore , Operational Technology ( OT ) products are increasingly targeted and demonstrate higher risk due to today ’ s shift from airgapped environments to the interconnected world and these products are highly targeted both for financial and political gain .
Moreover , Fortinet continues to seek and develop technologies and products to address the needs at different layers of every security architecture . To keep you and your organisation aware and prepared to respond to the
DEREK MANKY , CHIEF , SECURITY INSIGHTS & GLOBAL THREAT ALLIANCES , FORTIGUARD LABS ever-changing cyberthreat landscape , Fortinet offers some recommendations to help businesses improve their security posture :
1 . Assessments , training and patching : FortiRecon can be used to do external surface threat assessments , find and remediate security issues and help you gain contextual insights on current and imminent threats .
2 . Endpoint security : Fortinet has an extensive portfolio of technologies to help secure your endpoints , from vulnerability and patching to anti-exploit technologies , helping you in addressing your need to detect and protect against zero-day vulnerability attacks .
3 . Centralised data , analysis and response : Detecting and correlating data from the endpoint , cloud and network is paramount to stopping these attacks in their tracks .
4 . ZTNA : Controlling access more granularly to application devices and networks is one of the most powerful things you can do to limit the extent of a breach in your enterprise environment .
5 . ML-based security technology adoption : For the past seven years , Fortinet has been working on implementing ML and AI in all products where it ’ s deemed applicable . This technology allows us to better capture the rapid changes in the threat landscape and help organisations triage and prioritise security incidents . u
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