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Perspective:

State of the

Marketplace

As the year winds down, most of the news stories published by our
monitored threat feeds are centered around the “year in review” which

may be why many of this week’s stories are more strategic in nature.
However, one trend you will be noticing is the number of successful
cyber attacks. Every week there are more stories of successful breaches
or stories of schools and even cities crippled by ransomware. The bad
guys are following the trends, and following the money. Good IT

directors will be watching the trends as well: trying to learn from the
failures of these organizations. This type of “opposition research” is
critical for all IT organizations to perform regularly. As your team “what

are we doing that is different?” Be prepared for the answers, which
may not be to your liking. Also, make sure you take into account your
users – they are, and always be, your weakest link.

New Years day may bring with it some headaches for organizations that
do business in California. On January 1, the new California Consumer
Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”) goes into effect. It is a significant piece of

legislature with a growing set of enforcement rules. It is imperative that
you are prepared for it’s implementation and know what steps you need
to take to comply.

A recent study found that zero day malware accounts for 50% of

detections collected across all systems. This is significant because if
your security controls cannot prevent malware from moving up the
Cyber Kill Chain, then you have greater exposure. Overlapping security
controls, OS and Application Hardening, and anti-malware systems that
dynamically update (and/or use heuristics) are key elements at

preventing attacks that use zero-day exploits. 3

~Stay Secure

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