1、SANS Institute Information Security Reading Room SANS Top New Attacks and Threat Report _ John Pescatore Copyright SANS Institute 2020. Author Retains Full Rights. This paper is from the SANS Institute Reading Room site. Reposting is not permitted without express written permission. Introduction The
2、 impact of the COVID-19 outbreak has reinforced the fact that physical-world incidents can be far more damaging than cyber world attacks. However, the coronavirus has also highlighted two other key points: A secure and resilient digital infrastructure is necessary to survive medical and environmenta
3、l catastrophes. The time to address the top threats and risks is before they begin having an impact. There are many places to find backward-looking statistics of how many attacks were launched in cyberspace. Forward-looking guidance areas that security managers should focus on are harder to find. In
4、 times of economic uncertainty, it is even more critical for security teams to prioritize resources to increase effectiveness and efficiency in dealing with known threats while also minimizing the risk from emerging attacks. For the past 14 years, the SANS “Five Most Dangerous Attacks” expert panel
5、at the annual RSA Conference1 has filled that gap. This SANS whitepaper begins with a baseline of statistics from three of the most reliable sources of breach and malware data; then it summarizes the expert advice from the SANS instructors on the RSA panel, detailing the emerging threats security te
6、ams should look out for in 2020 and beyond and what to do about them. 2020 SANS Institute A SANS Whitepaper Sponsored by: Anomali Cisco Systems Cyberinc DomainTools InfoBlox Mandiant Security Validation RSA Unisys Written by John Pescatore April 2020 1 SANS Top New Attacks and Threat Report 2020 Bre