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ARABIAN RESELLER - MAY 2021
BAD ACTORS ARE INCREASINGLY ADOPTING SOPHISTICATED TECHNIQUES Mohamed Morad, the Senior Solutions Architect – MEA at SentinelOne, says that increasing connectivity and digitalization increase the number of cyber-risks and endpoint protection plays an instrumental role in protecting valuable data and information How has the security threat landscape evolved over the past few months? In the past few months, the threat landscape has evolved significantly. We have observed many malware campaigns, spam campaigns, and outright scams that preyed on the fears and uncertainties of the global population. Looking back over the last 12 months, we have seen the cybercrime story unsurprisingly
dominated by social engineering and malware campaigns themed around the COVID-19 pandemic. But other things were going on this year. From an explosion in RaaS (ransomware as a service) offerings and victim data exploitation with operators like Maze and Egregor, to a unique macOS ransomware/ spyware campaign and, notably, the SUNBURST SolarWinds Orion
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supply chain attack. Bad actors are increasingly adopting sophisticated techniques as well. Modern adversaries are automating their strategies, tactics, and procedures to evade preventative defense. This necessitates enterprise security teams to keep up with attacks by taking a proactive approach and bolster their security posture. What sort of security chal-
