| |MARCH 20238HOW TECH COMPANIES CAN SLOW DOWN SPIKE IN BREACHESBy Michael Sentonas, Chief Technology Officer, CrowdStrikeMichael has six years of experience in endpoint protection platform built to stop breaches, and enables organisations to prevent damage from targeted attacks, detect and attribute advanced malware, and adversary activity in real time.ech companies have created the tools we use to build and run businesses, process consumer transactions, communicate with one another, and organize our personal and professional lives. Technology has shaped the modern world as we know it - and our reliance on tech continues to grow.The tech industry's importance has not been lost on cybercriminals and nation-state groups, who target tech companies for a variety of reasons to fulfill strategic, military, and economic goals; to access sensitive corporate data they can hold for ransom or sell on the Dark Web; to compromise supply chains and much more. Tech companies are no strangers to cybercrime - they've long been targets of adversary activity-but in the past year, these attacks have rapidly increased. Technology was the most targeted vertical for cyber intrusions between July 2021 and June 2022, according to CrowdStrike threat data. This made tech the most popular sector for threat actors during a year when CrowdStrike threat hunters recorded more than 77,000 potential intrusions, or approximately one potential intrusion every seven minutes. If this sounds familiar, it's probably because you've seen this threat activity in the news - data breaches affecting the technology industry have dominated headlines in 2022. Tech companies of all sizes should be concerned about the potential for adversary activity, because they're often trying to steal data. Let's take a closer look at the threats that tech companies should be most worried about, what those adversary tactics look like and how to stop them.How Today's Adversaries Target Tech CompaniesEnterprises, small to midsize businesses (SMBs), and startups alike must be aware of the threats they face and how to defend against them. Adversaries are increasingly moving away from malware in an effort to evade detection: CrowdStrike threat data shows malware-free activity accounted for 71 percent of all detections between July 2021 and June 2022. This shift is partially related to attackers Expert OpinionMichael SentonasChief Technology OfficerT
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