Learn more about the top breach trends of the year and what to look out for to keep your business safe
Today Verizon published the latest 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR). What sets the DBIR apart is that it combines breach data from multiple sources using the common industry collection, VERIS, a third-party repository where threat data is uploaded and made anonymous. This gives the report a solid authoritative voice, which is one reason why it’s frequently quoted by the security community. Report citations also come from vendor telemetry sources, so it is also a bit self-referential. (Avast has not participated in this effort.)
Overall breach trends
One of the biggest trends is the declining popularity of malware which has been knocked out of the top three causes for a breach for the first time. Breaches involving web-based applications are on the rise, topping the list this year.. In second and third place were compromised desktops and mail servers. This is because so much more business is being done through web-based apps that criminals are going after credentials to gain access to these assets.
Last year’s DBIR cited 60% of all web app compromises happen with the front ends to cloud-based email servers. Having careless cloud users is certainly something to watch out for. Speaking of carelessness, keeping track of your server assets is a second issue. Many of the breaches happened on large networks that span multiple internet providers and across regions. If you are going to deploy a solid patching program, make sure you can first locate all of your servers. “We are se ..
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