According to the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) 2018 Threat Landscape Report, which was published on January 28, 2019, the cyber threat landscape changed significantly. The most important threat agent groups were cyber-criminals and state-sponsored actors. Monetization motives have contributed to the appearance of crypto-miners in the top 15 threats.
The main trends in the 2018’s cyberthreat landscape are:
- Mail and phishing messages have become the primary malware infection vector.
- Exploit Kits have lost their importance in the cyberthreat landscape.
- Cryptominers have become an important monetization vector for cyber-criminals.
- State-sponsored agents increasingly target banks by using attack-vectors utilised in cyber-crime.
- Skill and capability building are the main focus of defenders. Public organisations struggle with staff retention due to strong competition with industry in attracting cybersecurity talents.
- The emergence of IoT environments remains a concern, due to missing protection mechanisms in low-end IoT devices and services. The need for generic IoT protection architectures/good practices remains pressing.
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