Crisis & Escalation of the Threat Landscape

After many long lockdowns, the information technology industry woke up to a new reality. Cybercrime was too widespread and heavily resourced. Hybrid architectures had grown too complex to be able to provide adequate defense, resulting in new larger threat surfaces. On February 24 news broke that Russia had initiated its special military operation against Ukraine. Two major catalysts of change that accelerated adoption of new technologies, changed the way people do business and caused major shifts in the threat landscape.

2021 was marked by software supply chain attacks and a flourishing cybercriminal underground, ending with one of the most critical vulnerabilities the security community ever faced. The first half of 2022, however, was dominated by vigilantes and hacktivists, proxies of a cyberwar fought from within and beyond the Ukraine/Russian conflict borders. Cyber and information warfare playbooks are being rewritten while pillars of existing legal frameworks regarding norms and rules for state behavior in cyberspace collapse in what many consider the first cyberwar.

This session should help you understand current threats and actors, providing you with the knowledge and visibility needed to make informed decisions about your security strategy and respond to current and evolving threats.