In this interview, Mark Sangster, VP & Industry Security Strategist at eSentire, talks about the most pressing issues CISOs are dealing with in today’s fast-fast paced threat environment.
How has the cybersecurity threat landscape evolved in the past 5 years? What are some of the most notable threats eSentire is seeing that were not an issue in the past?
The past five years have seen significant progress in both the recognition of cybercrime, but also the increase threat posed by organized cyber cartels and nation states. Past attacks were often rudimentary in strategy, uncoordinated, and opportunistic. Consider ransomware attacks for example. Attacks used generic phishing lures posing as streaming services, banking institutions, or travel agencies. These broad and unrefined nets were cast by smash-and-grab criminals, group or nations. Like bobbing plastic waste on the ocean, it snared al ..
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