Current Trends In The Threat Intelligence Landscape

Every year, IBM Security releases the X-Force Threat Intelligence Index. When asked what finding surprised him most from the 2020 report, Charles DeBeck, senior cyber threat intelligence researcher, highlighted OT security. "We saw threat actors in 2019 much more actively targeting the operational technology field than we saw in any previous year," he said. At the same time that threat actors are leveraging new targets, previously identified trends continue to have traction: ransomware, phishing and even leveraging spam vulnerabilities that are up to two years old. DeBeck returns to the podcast to unpack these trends, explore the impact on various industries and discuss how organizations can prioritize security measures. Read the full episode transcript on the SecurityIntelligence blog: https://ibm.biz/BdqEvA