IBM Report: Ransomware, Malicious Insiders On The Rise

X-Force’s top four cyber threat trends also names upper management’s increasing interest in infosec.
Sara Peters

Ransomware and malicious insiders are on the rise, upper management is showing greater interest in infosec, and organizations actually have a reason to be grateful to script kiddies, according to a new threat intelligence report from IBM X-Force.

Ransomware rising
Ransomware like CryptoWall has become one of the top mobile threats, in addition to desktop threats. It’s been found wrapped into a variety of exploit kits — the Angler EK alone generated $60 million from ransomware — and has been seen spreading through malvertising campaigns.
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