CrowdStrike Global Threats Report 2013
CrowdStrike, a US-based cybersecurity company, has just released its annual Global Threat Report 2013. For those who follow the area, the report reflects some interesting (and disturbing) trends in malicious activity. Most notable:
- The increased use of Strategic Web Compromise or "watering hole" attack -- where traffic to a strategically attractive web site is re-directed for malicious purposes. The Council on Foreign Relations was a victim this past yea
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CrowdStrike, a US-based cybersecurity company, has just released its annual Global Threat Report 2013. For those who follow the area, the report reflects some interesting (and disturbing) trends in malicious activity. Most notable:
- The increased use of Strategic Web Compromise or "watering hole" attack -- where traffic to a strategically attractive web site is re-directed for malicious purposes. The Council on Foreign Relations was a victim this past year.
- Significant improvements in capability and ramp up in activity from actors in the Middle East, especially those connected with the Syrian government.
- The first (to my knowledge) instance of a strategic infiltration for economic purposes by a Russian group (as opposed to the very common Chinese infiltration) involving the energy sector.
Paul Rosenzweig is the founder of Red Branch Consulting PLLC, a homeland security consulting company and a Senior Advisor to The Chertoff Group. Mr. Rosenzweig formerly served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy in the Department of Homeland Security. He is a Professorial Lecturer in Law at George Washington University, a Senior Fellow in the Tech, Law & Security program at American University, and a Board Member of the Journal of National Security Law and Policy.
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