BlackBerry research finds UK manufacturers increasingly wary of nation-state threats
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IRONSCALES reveals new insights on phishing and BEC threats
I security platform protecting more than 10,000 global enterprises , has released its inaugural IRONSCALES Threat Index .
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BlackBerry research finds UK manufacturers increasingly wary of nation-state threats
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Cybersecurity Study , with a warning that outdated and unsupported legacy Operational Technologies ( OT ) are exposing substantial vulnerabilities for UK manufacturers facing escalating threats from nation state attacks .
The survey of 250 manufacturing IT decision-makers across the UK revealed that while many ( 35 %) anticipate an elevated risk of cyberattack in 2023 , almost three-quarters of respondents ( 69 %) fear nation-state attacks on the sector and 64 % are concerned about foreign governments spying on their facilities . At the same time , 69 % say OT infrastructure is difficult to defend .
“ Global manufacturers are headed for stormy waters as nation states up the ante on surveillance and the risk of a cyber incident is high – and rising – yet the industry is hampered by a threat surface that is largely antiquated and difficult to defend ,” said Shishir Singh , Chief Technology Officer , Cybersecurity at BlackBerry . “ Over the last year , three cybersecurity trends significantly impacted OT and IoT infrastructure : ransomware attacks , phishing attacks and thirdparty software vulnerabilities .”
BlackBerry ’ s research revealed that manufacturing IT decision-makers around the world – across the US , Canada , UK , Germany , Japan and Australia – are predominantly concerned with malicious malware attacks ( 56 %), followed by phishing attacks ( 49 %) and unauthorised access by nonmalicious insiders ( 45 %). This may reflect that manufacturers are concerned with nation state threats that seek to create disruption and unplanned downtime , rather than extort ransom payments .
IRONSCALES reveals new insights on phishing and BEC threats
RONSCALES , a leading enterprise cloud email
I security platform protecting more than 10,000 global enterprises , has released its inaugural IRONSCALES Threat Index .
This is based on proprietary data analysis of millions of customer emails and highlights the evolving landscape of phishing and Business Email Compromise ( BEC ) trends .
From the dominance of unknown threats to the rise of credential theft and BEC scams , these findings shed light on the pressing cybersecurity challenges faced by organisations today .
The IRONSCALES Threat Index encompasses email data across all of IRONSCALES Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace protected customers from October 2022 through March 2023 .
“ Our inaugural IRONSCALES Threat Index reveals that the threat landscape continues to evolve and unknown threats are dominating and evading traditional email defences . Only advanced Artificial Intelligence technologies combined with the power of human insights ( HI ) can detect these emerging threats ,” said Eyal Benishti , Co-founder and CEO , IRONSCALES .
“ With credential theft remaining a top concern for industries like financial services and Business Email Compromise scams increasing drastically in just six months , it ’ s clear that organisations need to stay vigilant and leverage cutting-edge solutions , along with human insights to protect against these evolving threats .”
IRONSCALES equips enterprises worldwide with comprehensive tools to bolster their security posture against the constantly evolving threat landscape , from the known to the unknown . www . intelligentciso . com
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