The Kaspersky Managed Detection and Response (MDR) team discovered a staggering fact last year. There were over two high-severity incidents involving human interaction daily across various industries. The financial, IT, government, and industrial sectors bore the brunt of these attacks.
The MDR report shares details of reported incidents, their nature and distribution, and the most common tactics used by attackers. It is based on an analysis of MDR incidents detected by the Kaspersky Security Operations Center (SOC).
The report showed that 22.9% of high-severity incidents were in the government sector, followed by IT companies (15.4%), financial (14.9%), and industrial (11.8%) companies. Nearly 25% of incidents were human-driven, while just over 20% were classified as ‘cyber exercises.’
In 2023, just over 12% of malware attacks resulted in severe consequences, the smallest share in recent years. This trend is due to the “commoditization of attacks,” as previously developed tools are being repurposed for fully automated attack scenarios.
Furthermore, the report found that the proportion of incidents involving the detection of targeted attack artifacts, publicly available critical vulnerabilities, and the use of social engineering was around 4-5%.
“Targeted attacks are now planned more carefully, and become more dangerous. Therefore, we recommend the use of effective automated cybersecurity solutions managed with the help of experienced SOC analysts,” commented Sergey Soldatov, Head of Security Operations Center at Kaspersky.
To safeguard your company against advanced attacks, consider implementing cybersecurity solutions and hiring qualified practitioners or adopting Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and Incident Response services. These services offer threat identification, continuous protection, and remediation, even if you lack security staff.
Read the complete Kaspersky Managed Detection and Response Analyst Report 2023 via this link.
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