Security News > 2020 > February > IoT is a gold mine for hackers using fileless malware for cyberattacks
In 2019, security teams made progress in the adoption of perimeter-less security while hackers increased the use of fileless malware and IoT malware.
The 2020 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report highlights tactics hackers are using to get unauthorized access to data as well as what security teams are doing to protect it.
The report authors suggest that the zero-trust security model should evolve into a secure access service edge, a term that comes from the Gartner security analysts Neil MacDonald, Lawrence Orans and Joe Skorupa in 2019.
In 2019, SonicWall Capture Labs threat researchers recorded 3.7 million malware attacks sent over transport layer security and secure sockets layer traffic, a 27.3% year-over-year increase.
The report lists common IoT security weaknesses as weak or hard-coded passwords, insecure networks and interfaces, and lack of secure update mechanisms.
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