New report reveals threat actors are
diversifying their tactics to bypass defensive controls
WATERLOO, Ontario, Aug. 2, 2023
/PRNewswire/ -- BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) today
released its latest Quarterly Global Threat Intelligence Report,
highlighting a 40 percent increase in cyberattacks targeting
government agencies and the public services sector, with the
company's AI-driven cybersecurity solutions stopping 55,000
individual attacks overall between March and May 2023.
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"Governments and public services, such as public transit,
electricity, water services, schools, and non-profit organizations,
stand as unfortunate bullseyes for cybercriminals and other threat
actors, whose attacks seek to wreak maximum havoc and who often
times face very little resistance," said Ismael Valenzuela, Vice President of Threat
Research and Intelligence at BlackBerry. "With limited resources
and immature cyber defense programs, these organizations are
struggling to defend against the double pronged threat of both
nation states and cybercriminals. Now, more than ever, they need
access to actionable cyber intelligence to direct and strengthen
their security strategies, while safeguarding the vital services,
institutions, and trust upon which our societies thrive."
Other highlights from the latest BlackBerry Global Threat
Intelligence Report include:
- Increase in Cyberattacks Per Minute: Over the past 90
days, BlackBerry stopped over 1.5 million attacks. Threat actors
deployed an average of 1.7 new malware samples per minute, a 13
percent increase from the previous reporting period's average of
1.5 new samples per minute, highlighting attackers' work to
diversify their tooling to bypass defensive controls.
- Healthcare and Financial Services Industries Are Most
Targeted: In healthcare, the convergence of valuable data
and critical services presents a lucrative target for
cybercriminals. BlackBerry stopped over 109,922 attacks across the
healthcare sector over the past 90 days. As ransomware groups
continue to target organizations in these industries with
information-stealing malware, the report highlights the importance
of securing patient data and safeguarding the delivery of essential
medical services.
- Mobile Malware on the Rise: Financial services
institutions are facing persistent threats through
smartphone-centric commodity malware, ransomware attacks, and the
rise of mobile banking malware targeting the growing trend of
digital banking services. The report explores cybersecurity
challenges for the financial sector as threat actors exploit an
online-banking-first mindset.
Download a copy of BlackBerry's Global Threat Intelligence
Report at BlackBerry.com, and register to attend our Global Threat
Intelligence Report Deep Dive webinar on August 23rd to discover more.
About BlackBerry
BlackBerry (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) provides intelligent security
software and services to enterprises and governments around the
world. The company secures more than 500M endpoints including over 235M vehicles. Based in Waterloo, Ontario, the company leverages AI
and machine learning to deliver innovative solutions in the areas
of cybersecurity, safety, and data privacy solutions, and is a
leader in the areas of endpoint management, endpoint security,
encryption, and embedded systems. BlackBerry's vision is
clear - to secure a connected future you can trust.
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