"Survey Looks at Enterprise Security Priorities for 2023"

Titaniam recently surveyed corporate security professionals for insight into their predictions regarding cyberattack pattern trends in 2023. In 2023, large organizations will be the primary target of cyberattacks, as threat actors broaden their targeting strategies. Forty-one percent of the respondents predicted this to be the case, with financial institutions (36 percent), government (14 percent), healthcare (9 percent), and education (8 percent) being the top targets. Findings from the survey suggest that the rapid rate of development has introduced new vulnerabilities into corporate networks, making them a more desirable target for cybercriminals. Large firms are embracing more cloud services, gathering data, pushing code into production faster, and linking apps and systems via Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) in order to compete in the digital marketplace. As a result, attackers can exploit numerous misconfigured services, unprotected databases, poorly tested applications, and unknown and insecure APIs. Malware (30 percent), ransomware and extortion (27 percent), insider threats (26 percent), and phishing (17 percent) comprised the top four threats in 2022. The study indicated that malware (40 percent) is anticipated to be the greatest risk for businesses in 2023, followed by insider threats (26 percent), ransomware and related extortion (21 percent), and phishing (16 percent). However, organizations are more concerned about malware in 2023 than they were in 2022. It is essential to recognize that various threats may overlap, as insiders could be involved in ransomware attacks, phishing may be a source of malware, and more. In an effort to surprise and surpass security teams who have strengthened ransomware protections and phishing detection, attackers are adapting their techniques. They are employing new malware, such as loaders, information stealers, and wipers, to expedite attacks, steal critical information, and cause chaos. They also purchase and steal employee credentials to gain access to business networks. This article continues to discuss key findings from Titaniam's survey of security professionals on cyberattack trend predictions for 2023.

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