Threat Intelligence Executive Report 2017: Vol 5

Review the events and trends from the information security world during July and August 2017

What you will learn:

Use of social platforms to target victims necessitates a broader scope of social engineering training
Espionage campaigns against law firms underscored the need for a layered defense
Threat actors took advantage of gaps in business processes to steal funds
Phishing emails executed malicious code without user interaction

The Secureworks® Counter Threat Unit™ (CTU) research team analyzes security threats and helps organizations protect their systems.

During July and August 2017, CTU™ researchers identified lessons learned and observed notable developments in threat behaviors, the global threat landscape, and security trends.

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