{"id":54834,"date":"2020-10-23T03:00:07","date_gmt":"2020-10-23T01:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/?p=54834"},"modified":"2021-11-17T10:13:58","modified_gmt":"2021-11-17T09:13:58","slug":"enisa-cyber-attacks-becoming-more-sophisticated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/en\/enisa-cyber-attacks-becoming-more-sophisticated\/","title":{"rendered":"ENISA: Cyber Attacks Becoming More Sophisticated"},"content":{"rendered":"

Threat landscape maps Malware standing strong as #1 Cyber Threat in the EU, with an increase in Phishing, Identity Theft, Ransomware; Monetisation holding its place as cyber criminals\u2019 top motivation; and the COVID-19 environment fuelling attacks on homes, businesses, governments and critical infrastructure.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Today, the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA), with the support of the European Commission, EU Member States and the CTI Stakeholders Group, has published the 8th annual\u00a0ENISA Threat Landscape (ETL) 2020\u00a0report, identifying and evaluating the top cyber threats for the period January 2019-April 2020.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s publication is divided into 22 different reports, available in pdf form and ebook form. The combined report lists the major change from the 2018 threat landscape as the COVID-19-led transformation of the digital environment. During the pandemic, cyber criminals have been seen advancing their capabilities, adapting quickly and targeting relevant victim groups more effectively.<\/p>\n

The top 15 cyber threat reports are of a technical nature, and include findings, major incidents, statistics and more. The threat reports are the following:<\/p>\n

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  1. Malware<\/li>\n
  2. Web-based Attacks<\/li>\n
  3. Phishing<\/li>\n
  4. Web Application Attacks<\/li>\n
  5. SPAM<\/li>\n
  6. Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS)<\/li>\n
  7. Identity Theft<\/li>\n
  8. Data Breach<\/li>\n
  9. Insider Threat<\/li>\n
  10. Botnets<\/li>\n
  11. Physical Manipulation, Damage, Theft and Loss<\/li>\n
  12. Information Leakage<\/li>\n
  13. Ransomware<\/li>\n
  14. Cyber Espionage<\/li>\n
  15. Cryptojacking<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Summary of trends in the threat landscape<\/h3>\n