Security News > 2020 > February > How cybercriminals target organizations with new and old security threats

Spam, ransomware, and malware continue to haunt organizations, but bad actors are also cooking up new spins on these tried-and-true methods, according to security company Fortinet.

A report from Fortinet on the threat landscape for the final quarter of 2019 reveals that cybercriminals will exploit every possible opportunity, both new and old, to attack organizations and users alike.

In its latest Threat Landscape Report, Fortinet discussed an old favorite with a new twist, namely EternalBlue.

Organizations are facing increased sophistication of attacks targeting the expanding digital infrastructure, including some being driven by artificial intelligence and machine learning. To effectively secure their distributed networks, organizations have to shift from protecting just security perimeters to protecting the data spread across their new network edges, users, systems, devices, and critical applications."

Security professionals also would be wise to adopt some of the same tactics that cybercriminals use for their attacks, according to Derek Manky, chief of security insights & global threat alliances for FortiGuard Labs.

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