3 threats to watch in 2020

3 threats to watch in 2020

Posted by HSSL Systems Integrators on Jan 17th 2020

How are you protecting your business from the latest, sophisticated, and costly cyberattacks?

Cybercriminals are launching more attacks than ever and adapting their techniques to trick more victims and make more money. In 2019, they unleashed a variety of new types of attacks and used a range of new tactics to try to increase their success. From spear phishing and sextortion to account takeover and ransomware, the threat landscape continues to evolve, and attacks are becoming more targeted, sophisticated, and costly.

Businesses of all sizes, and the service providers that help them, need to be prepared to adapt their approach to defending against these threats. Many attacks are designed to evade traditional email security, including gateways and spam filters. Plus, attacks are often sent from high-reputation domains or already-compromised email accounts and don’t always include a malicious link or attachment.

Protecting against cyberthreats in 2020

To help you get a better understanding of the most important threats you need to be aware of in the coming year, the Barracuda team put together a new eBook: Protecting your business from cyberthreats in 2020. This eBook analyzes Barracuda’s proprietary research from the past 12 months to provide an outlook of top potential cybersecurity threats for 2020 and effective solutions that businesses can use to help defend against them in the year ahead.

The eBook takes a close look at three key threats and how they’re evolving:

1.Phishing — See how phishing is moving in a new direction as attackers introduce new ways to exploit compromised accounts

2.Malware — Learn how malware attacks are taking a modular twist

3.Ransomware — Find out how ransomware attacks are moving beyond businesses to focus on a vulnerable new target