The information technology threat environment is constantly reshaped as new threats and vulnerabilities bring new cyber-attack and security patterns. Defending against these new threats requires maintaining a constant watch on the threat spectrum, taking time to understand recent information security-related events. Insight into previous mistakes and successes enables us to move forward, reasonably enlightened.
One useful cyber resource for top management, executives and IT professionals is Symantec’s Internet Security Threat Report (ISTR) – 2017, published in April. ISTR provides a statistical overview of cyberattacks from the last few years, highlighting the most prevalent previous and upcoming threats and attacks.