After a year in which the Covid-19 pandemic has shocked the way of living, working and socializing all over the world, it is likely that in 2021 the major threats will be represented by Ransomware and Fileless Malware.
This is what emerges from the last report published by ESET. Cybersecurity Trends 2021: Staying secure in uncertain times Analyze the forecasts of the experts of the global leading company in the cybersecurity market, revealing the key challenges that could have an impact on consumers and companies in 2021.
Trend #1 The future of work: embrace a new reality
The Pandemic Health Emergency has led to the mass implementation of the work remotely, whose effectiveness depends heavily on technology. The possibility of working from home brought benefits to employees, but also put company networks at risk of attacks.
Jake Moore, Security Specialist di ESET, commented "We all understand that remote work is an advantage for companies, even if I don't think that in the future we will be able to continue working in smart working for the entire week. Many workers all over the world will naturally and effort to the ways that improve their work and that of their companies. As the digitalization process evolves in professional and domestic life, computer attacks become a persistent threat and companies must have a team and systems. It resilient to avoid the economic and reputational consequences linked to the new malware ".
Trend #2 Ransomware with final twist - Request requests to save the data
The hackers who use Ransomware malware to extort money are raising the shot. Exfiltration and extortion are techniques that are not new, but certainly growing.
Tony Anscombe, Chief Security Evangelist di ESET He said: "Companies are evolving, implementing technologies that hinder attacks and creating backup processes and reset restoration, therefore the attackers need a 'plan B' to be able to monetize their illegal activity. The ability to respond to threats or restoration processes may however no longer be sufficient to reject a cyber criminal who asks for the payment of a redemption. Attack technique can offer cybercriminals a greater possibility of economic return.
Trend #3 Beyond prevention - updating to the evolutions of IT threats
In recent years, computer criminals have opted for the use of increasingly complex techniques to spread targeted attacks. Some time ago the Security Community started talking about "fileless malware" that are based on the tools and on the processes of the operating system by exploiting them to harmful purposes. These techniques have taken strength recently and have been used in various cyberspionage campaigns by several cybercriminal cybercriminals, mainly to affect high -profile objectives such as government bodies.
Camilo Gutiérrez Amaya, Senior Security Researcher di Eset He observed: "Fileless threats have evolved quickly and we plan that these techniques in 2021 will be used in increasingly complex and large -scale attacks. This shows the need for the safety team to develop processes that exploit tools and technologies not only to prevent the harmful code from compromising computer systems, but which also have preventive ability to detect and response to attacks".
For more information on the trends that will have a global impact in 2021 consult ESET’s Cybersecurity Trends 2021.
