Breaking Down the ESET Threat Report

ESET has released its T1 2021 Threat Report, summarizing key statistics from ESET detection systems and highlighting notable examples of ESET’s cybersecurity research. The featured theme of the report recounts ESET’s analysis of a vulnerability chain that allows an attacker to take over any reachable Exchange server. The attack has become a global crisis, and this research identifies more than 10 different threat actors or groups that likely leveraged this vulnerability chain.   Join ISACA’s Information Security Professional Practices Lead, Jon Brandt, and ESET’s Chief Security Evangelist, Tony Anscombe, as they examine the findings of the ESET TI 2021 Threat Report. Dive deep into areas such as the rapid growth of “infostealers,” including the data they collect and how it is monetized; the increasing number of cryptocurrency threats; and recent vulnerabilities and potential exploitation of exchange servers and the resulting impact on organizations.