{"id":1900,"date":"2016-12-29T22:24:41","date_gmt":"2016-12-29T22:24:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shuyuanmaryho.com\/?p=1900"},"modified":"2016-12-29T22:24:41","modified_gmt":"2016-12-29T22:24:41","slug":"5-ways-the-cyber-threat-landscape-shifted-in-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shuyuanmaryho.com\/?p=1900","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways The Cyber-Threat Landscape Shifted In 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fcbkbttn_button\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shuyuanmaryho.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/facebook-button-plugin\/images\/standard-facebook-ico.png\" alt=\"Fb-Button\" \/>\n                            <\/a>\n                        <\/div><div class=\"fcbkbttn_like \"><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/shuyuanmaryho.com\/?p=1900\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\" layout=\"standard\"  width=\"450px\" size=\"small\"><\/fb:like><\/div><\/div><p>Change is the one constant in the threat landscape, and cyber events of 2016 served as a reminder of that aphorism in multiple and often painful ways.<a href=\"http:\/\/shuyuanmaryho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/idle-hands.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1901 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/shuyuanmaryho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/idle-hands.jpg\" alt=\"idle hands\" width=\"177\" height=\"176\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Whether it was stealing tens of millions of dollars from financial institutions, locking hospitals and mass-transit systems out of critical data, or assembling deadly attack networks from innocuous consumer devices, cyber-adversaries as always found a way to stay one step ahead of the good guys. They continue to surprise and outmaneuver defenders by constantly innovating, improving, and evolving their tactics, techniques and procedures.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the five most significant ways the cyber-threat landscape has changed:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The weaponization of routers, fridges, and the whole Internet of Things<\/li>\n<li>Nation-state-sponsored cyber-warfare tantamount to the 911 terrorist attack<\/li>\n<li>Ransomware emerged as one of the biggest threats to people and businesses<\/li>\n<li>Hackers went directly after the global financial system itself<\/li>\n<li>Turnkey phishing services became widely available to cyber-criminals<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.darkreading.com\/threat-intelligence\/5-ways-the-cyber-threat-landscape-shifted-in-2016\/d\/d-id\/1327715?_mc=sm_dr_editor_kellyjacksonhiggins&amp;amp;hootPostID=6b71a12e6adf538a374705ded3bd45cb&amp;utm_source=360Works%20CloudMail&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=NewsWatch\" target=\"_blank\">Check out the whole article on DarkReading.com by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Change is the one constant in the threat landscape, and cyber events of 2016 served as a reminder of that aphorism in multiple and often painful ways. 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