IBM Security’s annual report show that the average time to complete a ransomware attack dropp from two months to less than four days.
IBM Security releas its annual X-Force Threat Intelligence Index report , which indicates that ransomware persists despite improvements in detection.
According to the report, while the percentage of ransomware incide whatsapp data nts worldwide decreas slightly from 2021 to 2022 by four percentage points, in Latin America it increas by three percentage points.
The report also show that the average
time to complete a ransomware attack decreas from two months to less than four days.
Implementation of backdoors is the second most common action taken for attacks
The implementation of backdoors , which allow remote access to systems, emerg as the second most common action carri out by attackers in the region over the past year.
where defenders were able to detect the backdoors prior to the ransomware deployment.
X-Force observ that threat actors sell existing backdoor access on the dark web for up to $10,000 compar to stolen crit card data selling for less than $10.
According to Juan Carlos Zevallos , leader of IBM Security Latin America, it is no longer enough to have cn numbers a good defense; it is now essential for companies to take action on a proactive security strategy bas on threats and a personaliz incident response plan.
What does the IBM Security X-Force
Threat Intelligence Index monitor?
The report monitors ne existing attack trends and patterns, drawing on the items that need to be observed are billions of data points from network devices and endpoints, its own incident response involvement, an r sources.
The following are some of the key findings from the latest report on Latin Americ.