The Sonicwall threat report is out. And upon reading this, one thing caught my eye:
After a relatively stable 2021, IoT malware volume jumped dramatically in 2022, breaking the 100 million mark for the first time and setting a new yearly record. SonicWall Capture Labs threat researchers recorded 112.3 million attacks in 2022, an 87% year-over-year increase. Much of this spike was centered in North America, where attacks rose 145%, and the U.S., which saw volumes rise 169%.
That is a huge spike and should concern anyone who has any IoT devices in their enterprise. Joe Saunders, CEO, RunSafe Security had this comment:
With such an intense number of attacks targeting OT and ICS, our search for solutions must intensify as well. All the teams chasing vulns and urgently developing fixes are exhausted – from password problems to more dangerous vulns leading to memory-based exploits. We need a way to address these vulns at scale instead of playing cat-n-mouse which is by definition a losing proposition for cyber defense.
As much as attack methods like ransomware and business email compromise are things that defenders need to be mindful of, IoT is the new battleground to defend your enterprise. Thus if you’re on the good guys side of the fence, you job might have just gotten harder.
Sonicwall Sees Massive Increase In IoT Attacks
Posted in Commentary with tags Sonicwall on June 12, 2023 by itnerdThe Sonicwall threat report is out. And upon reading this, one thing caught my eye:
After a relatively stable 2021, IoT malware volume jumped dramatically in 2022, breaking the 100 million mark for the first time and setting a new yearly record. SonicWall Capture Labs threat researchers recorded 112.3 million attacks in 2022, an 87% year-over-year increase. Much of this spike was centered in North America, where attacks rose 145%, and the U.S., which saw volumes rise 169%.
That is a huge spike and should concern anyone who has any IoT devices in their enterprise. Joe Saunders, CEO, RunSafe Security had this comment:
With such an intense number of attacks targeting OT and ICS, our search for solutions must intensify as well. All the teams chasing vulns and urgently developing fixes are exhausted – from password problems to more dangerous vulns leading to memory-based exploits. We need a way to address these vulns at scale instead of playing cat-n-mouse which is by definition a losing proposition for cyber defense.
As much as attack methods like ransomware and business email compromise are things that defenders need to be mindful of, IoT is the new battleground to defend your enterprise. Thus if you’re on the good guys side of the fence, you job might have just gotten harder.
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