What Cyber Threats Should You Keep An Eye On In 2022

What Cyber Threats Should You Keep An Eye On In 2022

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In 2021, cybercriminals brought a number of cyber attacks that were highly coordinated and far more innovative than ever seen before. You might have heard of recent dreadful cybersecurity incidents causing heavy financial loss to some of the largest organizations across the globe. As the globe shifted to a remote work model and hybrid work culture in response to the pandemic, there has been a flurry of new threats that can be seen in the cybersecurity space.

Cloud vulnerabilities:

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Companies are increasingly employing the cloud to accelerate their digital transformation journey. Regardless of the increasing cloud adoption, the security of data still remains a major worry for numerous corporations. Some common causes of cloud susceptibilities are wrong management of Remote Desktop Protocol, misconfigurations, shaky authentication, shadow IT use etc.

Internet of Things Vulnerabilities:

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The Internet of Things is a network of physical devices that connect to the Internet.

IT devices are vulnerable to cyberattacks, which has caused a drastic increase in cyber-attacks since 2021. The security controls on most IT devices are inadequate and provide easy access to malicious software.

Double Extortion Ransomware Attacks:

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The traditional story of ransomware is one of malicious code rapidly encrypting files and then deleting them if the victim does not pay. However, The Double Extortion Ransomware Attack involves hackers stealing data from companies besides encrypting files. This entails that, besides demanding a sum to decrypt data, cybercriminals can afterwards frighten to leak the stolen info if an extra sum isn’t made.

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