Cyber ​​Attacks Are to Be More Targeted in 2021 | Total Security

Cybersecurity projections for 2021 show that the ripple effect of COVID-19 is likely to continue and lead to an increase in cyber attacks.

At the beginning of the year, HP published its forecasts for 2021 how security threats - social engineering, fear exploitation, whaling, thread hijacking, and spear-phishing - will increase in the next 12 months. The dramatic changes in the way we work in 2020 and then switch to the home office will continue to lead to challenges. Julia Voo, Cyber ​​Security and Tech Policy at HP Inc., says: “COVID-19 has weakened organizational security. Remote access inefficiencies, VPN vulnerabilities, and a lack of staff to help the company adapt mean data is now less secure. ”From a cybercriminal's perspective, the attack surface is expanding and creating more opportunities.

Attack on Home Devices

This means that home devices will be exposed to increased pressure. Boris Balacheff, the chief technologist for security research and innovation at HP Labs, explains: “We have to expect that the home infrastructure will be used more and more in a more targeted manner. The size at which we operate from home increases the incentive for attackers to find consumer IoT devices and switch to business devices on the same networks. And as we know, when attackers are successful with destructive attacks on home devices, ordinary users don't have the luxury of having someone from IT at their door to fix the problem. ”

Ransomware and Phishing Attacks Are on The Rise

Ransomware has become the cybercriminal's tool of choice, and it is expected to continue this year. E-mailed malware such as Emotet, TrickBot, and Dridex is often a precursor to ransomware attacks.

However, there will also be more innovative phishing lures that can trick users and make attacks harder to identify. “The most innovative mass phishing technique we see is email thread hijacking used by the Emotet botnet. The technique automates the creation of spear-phishing lures by stealing email data from compromised systems. This data is then used to reply to conversations with messages that contain malware, which makes them seem very persuasive, ”explains Dr. Ian Pratt, Global Head of Security for Personal Systems.

New Approach to Security Is Required

2020 has shown us all that companies need to rethink their security architectures and controls. COVID-19 is also a key driver for Zero Trust, which as a concept is not new. But the rise in home office work means it is now a reality and businesses have to accept it. Devices that can minimize this malicious and harmful content and give them no opportunity to survive can be used to support this. We would like to introduce these technologies developed by HP Inc.

Technologies for "Work from Anywhere"

HP Inc. goes ahead with the slogan of building the world's most secure PCs. With the security functions and protective layers below, within, and above the operating system, threats are proactively prevented and rapid recovery is guaranteed in the event of an attack.

HP Sure Sense - Over 350,000 new types of malware are created every day. If you want to keep up with this pace, you should fight like with like. Conventional virus protection cannot always detect new types of attacks. HP Sure Sense, on the other hand, uses proprietary deep learning algorithms and advanced neural networks to instinctively detect malware and protect the user from completely unknown attacks.

HP Multi-Factor Authenticate - Protects the network and VPN from unauthorized access and uses up to three authentication factors for login - such as an optional fingerprint reader and an IR camera for facial recognition - as well as reliable and proven guidelines.

HP Sure Click - Protects the PC from websites and read-only Microsoft® Office and PDF attachments by trapping malware in an isolated virtual machine.
HP Privacy Camera - With the HP Privacy Camera - a physical lock that protects users from unwanted looks.

HP Sure View Gen3 - The user immediately protects himself from prying eyes with the optional, integrated HP Sure View Gen3 privacy screen. At the push of a button, the screen becomes illegible for everyone around.

HP Endpoint Security Controller - Is physically isolated and cryptographically protected. It provides hardware-based resilience for security functions such as HP Sure Start, HP Sure Run, and HP Sure Recover.

HP Sure Start Gen5 - Firmware attacks can completely destroy your PC. Protect yourself with the world's first and only BIOS with automatic troubleshooting. HP Sure Start automatically restores the BIOS after attack or corruption.

HP Sure Run - In order to gain control of a PC, attackers must first defeat its protective wall. HP Sure Run has the functionality of the most important security precautions and prevents unwanted changes to the security settings.

HP Sure Recover - HP Sure Recover guarantees a fast, secure, and automated recovery of an operating system only via a network connection, so downtime can be minimized and the user can quickly get back to business. Alternatively, with HP Sure Recover with Embedded Reimaging, operations can be restored anytime, anywhere without the need for a network connection.

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