New Year, Better Cybersecurity! 🔐

Monthly Bulletin View Online Reflecting, making resolutions, planning... Yes, the beginning of a new year is the perfect time for all that and more. 2022 was indeed a year full of challenges, discoveries, and wins, but more importantly, it was the year you realized how terrible the consequences of a cyberattack can be and why cybersecurity should be a top priority for your organization. That being said, let's take a look at some of the end-of-year statistics. Based on Heimdal®'s 2022 data: ● government, health, and transportation were 16.3% more at risk of a ransomware attack compared to other industries. ● 23% of connections to networks are malicious. Therefore, the focus should be on security awareness training and endpoint protection. ● 100% of organizations that reported brute-force attempts were conducting fewer third-party patches or had more legacy OS software. Read on and discover more trends & predictions for 2023, news, webinars, articles, and videos in Heimdal®'s December newsletter. We wish you a safe and secure New Year! Cybersecurity Month in Review News BlackProxies Service Gains Notoriety in the Cybercrime World Cybercriminals are using a new residential proxy market to illegally access, sell, and trade the IP addresses of millions of proxys Microsoft Warns of Russian Cyberattacks Throughout the Winter Cyberattacks sponsored by Russia will continue to target Ukrainian infrastructure and NATO allies in Europe throughout the winter. French Brand Intersport Hit by Ransomware Group Hive Intersport has been hit by the ransomware group, which leaked records of its customers' personal data, as per French-language media outlet Numerama. Education, the Favorite Sector of Vice Society Ransomware in 2022 The cybercrime group targeted 33 schools in the last year, surpassing other threat actors like LockBit, BlackCat, BianLian, and Hive. CYBERSECURITY BASICS Password Spraying: Definition, How It Works, and How to Stop It Password spraying is a type of brute-force attack where a threat actor tries to match a username with a password in order to gain access to an account. Read more here. What Is Identity Governance and Administration (IGA)? Thanks to IGA, sys admins have better visibility into identities and access privileges and can implement the necessary controls to thwart unauthorized or dangerous access. Check out this article for more. MAJOR EVENTS IN DECEMBER New Video on Our YouTube Channel: Top Cybersecurity Trends in 2023 from Heimdal® The last video of the year presents key cybersecurity trends that will impact organizations of all sizes in 2023. We invite you to watch it and see what are the most important ones that you need to be aware of. Heimdal® Threat Prevention Recognized in GetApp's Category Leaders Cybersecurity Report Heimdal® Threat Prevention has been placed on GetApp's newly released Category Leaders Report for Cybersecurity, a free online service that helps organizations find the right software. With an overall rating of 4.8 out of 5, Heimdal Threat Prevention has been a top-rated product on GetApp. Heimdal®'s Threat Report 2023 Is Out! Check out the report and read about the most important attacks that occurred last year, 2022 statistics and 2023 threatscape predictions, and much more. Enjoy! Case Study: Osborne Clarke Osborne Clarke was founded in 1748 in Bristol, England and has reached international fame. Today, the firm has offices in 13 countries across Europe, Asia, and the US. Learn how Heimdal's Patch Management solution helped them reduce cybersecurity vulnerabilities and save significant time and resources! COMING SOON... LIVE Webinar: New Year, New Threats, New Resolutions: Heimdal's 5 Steps to Better Cyber Defense in 2023 A new Heimdal webinar is coming soon! In our first webinar of the year, on January 26th, Andrei Hinodache-Dragoi, Cyber Security & Product Expert goes over Heimdal's predictions for 2023 and the 5 best ways to close the online security gap within your organization. There will be two sessions, so save your seat at the time that best works for you! (Session 1 / Session 2). Tell us more about yourself and help us provide you with quality content that best fits your needs and interests. FILL OUT THE FORM →

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