Verizon DBIR: IoT security concerns are top-of-mind
Hacking and malware remain the primary vectors for cybersecurity attacks, according to the new Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, and internet of things security is increasingly top-of-mind in the wake of a number of high-profile breaches late last year.
The 10th annual DBIR found that 62% of breaches relied on hacking, and 51% of them included malware. More than 80% of hacking-related breaches leveraged stolen and/or weak passwords. (The DBIR distinguishes between breaches, where data was confirmed to have been disclosed to attackers, and “incidents” where data was at risk but not lost.) In terms of attackers, 25% of breaches originated with internal actors and 75% were outsiders; 51% involved organized criminal groups, the DBIR found. Financial institutions were the most common target, followed by healthcare and the retail and accommodation industry. The top two motives were financial and cyber-espionage. Ransomware has become a major issue, jumping from the 22nd most common type of malware in the 2014 DBIR to the 5th most common in this year’s report. Web application breaches were the most common, driven by botnet-type attacks; in terms of incidents, denial of service attacks were the most common. Read more…