Security News > 2023 > April > Organizations are stepping up their game against cyber threats

"M-Trends 2023 makes it clear that, while our industry is getting better at cybersecurity, we are combating ever evolving and increasingly sophisticated adversaries. Several trends we saw in 2021 continued in 2022, such as an increasing number of new malware families as well as rising cyber espionage from nation-state-backed actors," said Jurgen Kutscher, VP, Mandiant Consulting at Google Cloud.

"As a result, organizations must remain diligent and continue to enhance their cyber security posture with modern cyber defense capabilities. Ongoing validation of cyber resilience against these latest threats and testing of overall response capabilities are equally critical," added Kutscher.

When comparing how threats were detected, Mandiant observed a general increase in the number of organizations that were alerted by an external entity of historic or ongoing compromise.

Mandiant identified extensive cyber espionage and information operations leading up to and since Russia's invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022.

Most notably, Mandiant saw activity by UNC2589 and APT28 prior to the invasion of Ukraine, and observed more destructive cyber attacks in Ukraine during the first four months of 2022 than in the previous eight years.

"Mandiant has investigated several intrusions carried out by newer adversaries that are becoming increasingly savvy and effective. They leverage data from underground cybercrime markets, conduct convincing social engineering schemes over voice calls and text messages, and even attempt to bribe employees to obtain access to networks," said Charles Carmakal, CTO, Mandiant Consulting at Google Cloud.

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