[HIB]Security threats evolving at breakneck pace

The threat landscape has changed dramatically according to the latest report from Forrester Research – “The New Threat Landscape: Proceed With Caution”. Forrester analyst Khalid Kark, the report’s primary author, says organizations are no longer facing challenges from individual hackers or even small groups of hackers.Instead, threats are coming from “highly organized, well-funded” crime networks, or even state-sponsored actors. The independent research firm also examined key areas experiencing shifts in security threats, all gleaned from a Forrester tracking survey conducted among more than 2800 IT professionals worldwide.“The attacks are much more targeted, sophisticated, and resourceful”, noted the report, which cites data from a Congressional report showing that cybercrime costs the US economy about $8bn per year.

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