Cyber attacks in the cloud take less than ten minutes to launch
New research from Sysdig reveals that cloud cyber attacks can be launched in under ten minutes of a credential being discovered, with five of those minutes attributable to dwell time. During opportunistic attacks, criminals find publicly exposed credentials in under two minutes and initiate an attack within 21 minutes. Attackers focus on identity and access management using credential access, privilege escalation, and lateral movement techniques. Analysis of 13,000 Docker Hub images identifies 819 as malicious, with 10% undetectable through static scanning alone. Telecommunications and finance sectors account for 65% of targeted cloud attacks, with resource hijacking and cryptomining among common attacker goals.
The 10 Biggest Cyber Security Trends In 2024 Everyone Must Be Ready For Now
Cyber threats are accelerating in 2024, with global costs forecast to exceed 10.5 trillion dollars. This article examines the ten biggest cybersecurity trends businesses must prepare for, including AI-driven attacks and defences, the ongoing skills shortage, increasingly sophisticated phishing campaigns, and the elevation of cybersecurity to a board-level priority. Businesses can no longer treat security as a technical issue alone. Understanding the threat landscape and building proactive defences is now a strategic imperative for organisations of every size, with the consequences of inaction growing more severe each year.