Webinar: Insights from CYREN's 2015 Cyber Threats Yearbook

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CYREN Security Yearbook 2015
Lior Kohavi, Avi Turiel

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 2014 – Looking Back
 Protecting the Enterprise
• Mapping the Attack
• Predicting Malware in Advance
 The return of the Macro-Virus
 Phishing – Gateway to the Breach
 Malware on the Move
 Rapid Spam Attacks
 Assessing Industrial IoT Threats in 2015 and Beyond
Agenda

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About CYREN
THE BEST KEPT SECRET IN INFORMATION SECURITY FOR MORE
THAN A DECADE
Founded in 1991, CYREN (NASDAQ and TASE: CYRN) is a long-time
innovator in cybersecurity. With full-function Security as a Service
(SecaaS) solutions and security technology components for
embedded deployments, CYREN provides web, email, endpoint and
mobile security solutions that the world’s largest IT companies trust
for protection against today’s advanced threats. CYREN collects
threat data and delivers cyber intelligence through a unique global
network of over 500,000 points of presence that processes 17 billion
daily transactions and protects 600 million users.
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CYREN Powers the World’s Security
Our Cyber Intelligence is the security backbone of many of the world’s largest and
most influential information technology and Internet security brands.

CYREN Cybersecurity by the Numbers

Poll Question

 Breaches such as Home Depot made the news… but..
 Enterprises are besieged by cybercrime at an alarming
rate: During the four-year period 2010-2014, the:
• Number of successful cyberattacks on businesses of all
sizes increased by 144%
• Cost of cybercrime per company increased by 95%
• Average time to resolve incidents increased by 221%
 Business leaders must think about solutions that
utilize cyber intelligence from industry experts
2014 – Looking Back
Cybercriminals
can sell personally
identifiable
information (PII),
such as the type
recently stolen
from Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Anthem, for 10
times more than
credit card data
on the black
market.

 In this section, we use in-depth analysis of individual threats
captured by CYREN in 2014, to illustrate:
• How cybercriminals engage in the business of crime
• How they target the enterprise
• What CYREN is doing to halt the advance of cybercrime
Protecting the Enterprise

 40 to 50 million emails distributed in short bursts lasting only three-
to five-minutes each
Map the Attack

Using Botnet Data to Predict Malware Trends
 CYREN Analysts are
observing a direct
relationship
between zombies
and malware,
enabling future
malware attack
prediction.

 Sophisticated social engineering
 Demonstrates extensive tools available to cybercriminals
• Using attack vectors that are ignored
Return of the Macro-virus

Malware Year in Review
Malware Emails Malware URLs Zero-hour
Malware
detection

 Attacks aimed at businesses and consumers
 Often a 1st step to corporate breach
 Postbank.de attack
• Estimated 6.5 billion emails sent during the
1st day of the attack
• 19,000 different URLs in one 12-hour period
• Total of 78,000 unique URLs distributed over
a few days
Phishing – Gateway to the Breach

Phishing Year in Review

 CYREN predicts continued growth in Mobile
Malware
• Mobile Ransomware
• Near Field Communications Malware
• Pre-installed Mobile Malware
Malware on the Move

Mobile Malware year in Review

 40 to 50 million emails sent in short bursts lasting only three- to
five-minutes each
Rapid Spam Attacks

Spam Year in Review

Poll Question

Assessing Industrial IoT Threats in 2015 and Beyond
 In the coming year, the enterprise – from its people, to its devices,
to its physical infrastructure – will be more connected than ever
 Includes industrial items like building management and physical security,
connecting to ‘smart’ platforms

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