58% of IT leaders worried their business could become a target of rising nation state attacks

2021-08-23 05:00

HP Wolf Security released the findings of a global survey of 1,100 IT decision makers, examining their concerns around rising nation state attacks.

72% of respondents said they worry that nation state tools, techniques, and procedures could filter through to the dark net and be used to attack their business.

"Now that a blueprint has been created for monetising such attacks, they are likely to become more widespread. Previously, an independent software vendor with a modest-sized customer base that didn't supply government or large Enterprise may have been unlikely to become targeted as a stepping-stone in a supply chain attack. Now, ISVs of all types are very much in scope for attacks that will result in compromised software and services being used to attack their customers."

Beyond the risk from cybercriminals, the survey found 58% of ITDMs are worried their business could become a direct target of a nation state attack.

Further highlighting this risk, a recent academic study by HP Wolf Security found that the enterprise is now the number one target for nation state attacks.

Whether defending against a cybercriminal gang using nation state TTPs, or a nation state itself, organizations are facing an even more determined adversary than ever before.

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