Technology has advanced at an astonishing rate in the last decade, and the pace is only set to accelerate. Capabilities that seemed impossible only a short time ago will develop extremely quickly, aiding those who see them coming and hindering those who don’t. Developments in smart technology will create new possibilities for organizations of all kinds – but they will also create opportunities for attackers and adversaries by reducing the effectiveness of existing controls. Previously well-protected information will become vulnerable.

A new study has found that nearly two in five workers admitted to clicking on a link or opening an attachment from a sender they did not recognize.

From elections to North Korean nuclear threats and missile launches, it appears that cyber actors are using geopolitical events to achieve cyber activism and other goals.

2017 illustrated a significantly lower barrier-of-entry to the world of cybercrime with the emergence of malware-as-a-service, with user profile names and credit card numbers readily available on the Dark Web and distribution of 20,000 messages for just $40.

More than 14.5 billion emails laced with malware were sent in 2017 according to the annual Global Security Report by AppRiver.

In 2017, 26.2 percent of ransomware targets were business users, compared to 22.6 percent in 2016.

The Cisco® 2017 Midyear Cybersecurity Report (MCR) uncovers the rapid evolution of threats and the increasing magnitude of attacks, and forecasts potential “destruction of service” (DeOS) attacks.

Employees hide IT security incidents in 40 percent of businesses across the globe to avoid punishment.

According to Symantec’s Monthly Threat report, the number of web attacks almost doubled in April of this year alone, up from 584,000 per day to 1,038,000 per day.

Cybercrime is quickly shifting to the mobile space as mobile device malware infections reached an all-time high in 2016.