New survey highlights the urgent need for enhanced detection capabilities to combat evolving malware threats
Las Vegas, Nev., Aug. 9, 2023 - OPSWAT, a global leader in critical infrastructure protection (CIP) cybersecurity solutions, today published the results of its Threat Intelligence Survey. The comprehensive survey included insights from over 300 IT professionals responsible for malware detection, analysis, and response within their organizations, and provides valuable and surprising insights into the evolving threat intelligence landscape as well as the challenges IT professionals face today.
Additionally, the findings reveal pain points, maturity levels, and strategies adopted by organizations to manage the current threat landscape and how to prepare for future challenges.
Threat actors leverage malware as an initial foothold to infiltrate targeted infrastructures and move laterally to gain long-term access, cause damage, or exfiltrate data and trade secrets. To combat these threats effectively, organizations rely on actionable threat intelligence gathered through sandboxes and advanced malware analysis technologies and processes. This proactive approach enables organizations to fortify their infrastructure defenses, enhance incident response capabilities, and tailor security strategies based on specific threats they are likely to encounter.
“Threat intelligence plays a crucial role in safeguarding critical assets. Understanding the evolving threat landscape empowers organizations to stay one step ahead of malicious actors, and in this rapidly changing cybersecurity landscape, it becomes the critical strategic advantage.”
Temuan Utama Penelitian
Threat intelligence is a work in progress
68%
of organizations recognize the need for additional investments in tools and processes to enhance their threat intelligence capabilities.
22%
have fully matured threat intelligence programs in place, with most indicating that they are only in the early stages or need to make additional investments in tools and processes.
AI optimism outpaces skepticism and usage
While only 11% of respondents currently use AI for threat detection, 56% of security professionals indicated they are optimistic about the use of it in the future, and 27% are skeptical.
Challenges are ubiquitous
The survey reveals that organizations face common challenges, including
Additionally, approximately half of all participants noted that phishing URLs and email were among the top concerns for file type and delivery methods – emphasizing the importance of advanced security measures such as Deep Content Disarm and Reconstruction (CDR), sandboxing, and link reputation checks.
OPSWAT is committed to empowering organizations with cutting-edge cybersecurity solutions to protect critical infrastructures from emerging threats. As the threat landscape evolves, OPSWAT remains at the forefront of innovation by providing the tools and knowledge they need to defend against increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks and stay ahead of the game.
For more information on OPSWAT's survey findings, please visit this link.
Tentang OPSWAT
Selama 20 tahun terakhir, OPSWAT, pemimpin global dalam bidang keamanan siber infrastruktur kritis TI, OT, dan ICS, terus mengembangkan platform solusi menyeluruh yang memberikan organisasi dan perusahaan di sektor publik maupun swasta keunggulan krusial yang dibutuhkan untuk melindungi jaringan kompleks mereka dan memastikan kepatuhan. Didukung oleh filosofi “Trust no file. Trust no device.™”, OPSWAT mengatasi tantangan pelanggan di seluruh dunia dengan solusi zero-trust dan teknologi yang telah dipatenkan di setiap tingkatan infrastruktur mereka, mengamankan jaringan, data, dan perangkat mereka, serta mencegah ancaman yang diketahui maupun yang tidak diketahui, serangan zero-day, dan malware. Temukan bagaimana OPSWAT melindungi infrastruktur kritis dunia dan membantu mengamankan cara hidup kita; kunjungi www.opswat.com.
Media Kontak
Kat Lewis
Direktur Senior Pemasaran & Komunikasi Global
kat.lewis@opswat.com
