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p. 14 Symantec Corporation Internet Security Threat Report 2013 :: Volume 18 TaRgETEd aTTaCkS, haCkTIVISM, aNd daTa bREaChES Introduction “Just as nuclear was the strategic warfare of the industrial era, cyberwarfare has become the strategic war of the information era,” says U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta. 4 Cyberespionage and cybersabotage are already a reality. Outside the realm of states and their proxies, corporate spies are using increasingly advanced techniques to steal company secrets or customer data for profit. Hactivists with political and antibusiness agendas are also busy. The string of media revelations about security breaches this year suggests that the business world is just as vulnerable to attack as ever. data Targeted attacks Per day in 2012 Source: Symantec 250 225 200 175 150 125 100 75 50 25 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN We witnessed one large attack in April against a single client that more than doubled the number of attacks per day for that month; and while events like this are extremely rare, we have not included it in this calculation in order to portray a more realistic outlook. This incident would have skewed the global annual average number of attacks per day from 116 to 143. JUL AUG SEP at a glance • Targeted attack global average per day: 116. • Increasing levels of industrial espionage and data theft. • More insidious targeted attacks, with new “watering hole” attacks and sophisticated social engineering. • Fewer big data breaches, but the median number of identities stolen per breach has increased by 3.5 times. OCT NOV DEC This client was a large banking organization, who had not previously been a Symantec customer, and approached Symantec for help to remove an existing infection. The infection was removed; however, a large wave of targeted attacks followed as the attackers sought to regain access, ultimately failing.
p. 15 Symantec Corporation Internet Security Threat Report 2013 :: Volume 18 TaRgETEd aTTaCkS, haCkTIVISM, aNd daTa bREaChES Top 10 Industries attacked in 2012 Source: Symantec Manufacturing 24% Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 19 Services – Non-Traditional 17 Government 12 Energy/Utilities 10 Services – Professional 8 Aerospace 2 Retail 2 Wholesale 2 Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas 1 0 5 10 15 20 25% Manufacturing was the most-targeted sector in 2012, with 24 percent of targeted attacks destined for this sector, compared with 15 percent in 2011. Attacks against government and public sector organizations fell from 25 percent in 2011, when it was the most targeted sector, to 12 percent in 2012. It’s likely the frontline attacks are moving down the supply chain, particularly for small to medium-sized businesses. (Categories based on Standard Industrial Classification codes.)
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