3 trends in the cyberattack that will occur in 2019 – VIVA

VIVA – The UK-based security solution company, Sophos, has released the "2019 Threat Report", which contains the latest trends in cyber attacks and will grow next year.

This report was prepared by SophosLabs researchers based on changes to cyber attacks over the last 12 months.

Chief Technology Officer According to Joe Levy, Sophos, less-skilled cybercriminals have been forced out of office, while advanced hackers would improve their quality.

"In terms of numbers, we will face fewer hackers, but not with their capabilities.They are more and more crazy.The cybercriminals play a dual role.As hidden attacks and malware providers using manual hacking techniques, "said Levy in Jakarta, Tuesday, November 27, 2018..

However, Levy continued, they did not intend to sabotage, but only to keep their illicit revenues in circulation. Here are three trends in behavior and cyber attacks in 2019.

1. Capitalist pirates take advantage of ransomware trend

Given the success of attacks by SamSam, BitPaymer and Dharma, over the next year, ransomware attacks should occur more.

This attack would benefit hackers for a value of several million dollars. Ransomware is also known to be more damaging than bot.

2. Using the available Windows system

Many attackers are now launching the Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) technique. They use existing computer peripherals as a means of theft to retrieve sensitive information from the server or to install a ransomware.

The first way to use basic or default Windows, such as Windows Powershell or Windows Scripting, to spread malware on the user device.

Then the next path is to connect different types of programs to extract the attacks. Third, cryptojacking attacks the cryptocurrency extraction software.

Initially, it was known that this activity was only a hobby, but now the attack continues as it has the potential to be profitable.

3. Threats of malware on the device mobile and Internet of Things (IoT)

This year, hackers are also attacking mobile devices, tablets and IoT. The greater the number of homes and businesses connected to the Internet, the more attackers have a chance to hijack botnets.

Then, Sophos is also known to provide free security solutions to protect mobile devices as well as IoT.

Users can get it for free on home.sophos.com for 30 days and can protect up to 10 devices from the threat of hacker attacks.