Hornetsecurity - The Cyber Security Report 2023

Cybersecurity protections today form a core part of any business operations. But most organisations don't have the resources or the desire to build and run their own internal cybersecurity team. And many who would typically build their own team can't due to the shortage of skilled cybersecurity professionals.

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As a result, many organisations opt to use cybersecurity services from external service providers to not only plug the cybersecurity gap but to have the surety that the latest protections and threats will be addressed.

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Hornetsecurity has 15 years of experience providing cybersecurity and data protection services to organisations of all sizes. Globally over 50,000 organisations use Hornetsecurity. The company's overriding goal is that its services can protect systems and data so that organisations can focus on what they do best. On their?Services page, you can read details of the many cybersecurity and data protection services that Hornetsecurity provides.

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Hornetsecurity operates a comprehensive partner program designed to be empowering, profitable, and made for partner success. It is open to all service providers, regardless of their size or business models. Visit the?Hornetsecurity Partner Program?page for more details. To access the program and services here in Ireland, contact Renaissance as we partner with Hornetsecurity to deliver their tools in the Irish marketplace.

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Why You Need Hornetsecurity Services to Protect your Clients

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The threats from cybercriminals are ongoing and intensifying as the attack surface grows, and for many state-based cyber-gangs, other forms of revenue have been cut off due to sanctions. Business email compromise, phishing, and ransomware are significant sources of income for these gangs and their state-based masters.

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The threats and risks that all organisations face get outlined in the Hornetsecurity Cyber Security Report 2023. To quote from the report web page:

“The Cyber Security Report 2023 analyses the current threat landscape, focusing on emerging threats and M365 vulnerabilities, which organisations must be aware of to safeguard their operations.”

As indicated by that tagline, the report focuses on and does an in-depth analysis of the M365 threat landscape. This is timely and will be of particular interest to many service providers in Ireland who have clients who rely on M365 services like email, Teams, Office 365, and more.

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What is the Cyber Security Report?

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The Hornetsecurity Cyber Security Report (known as the Cyber Threat Report in previous years) is an annual analysis of the current cyber threat landscape based on real-world data collected and studied by Hornetsecurity's dedicated Security Lab team. They process over two billion emails every month, and by analysing the threats identified in these, combined with a detailed knowledge of the broader threat landscape, the Security Lab team reveals trends and can make informed projections about Microsoft 365 security threats. This translates into actionable insights enabling businesses to act accordingly and mitigate risk.

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Titbits from the Cyber Security Report

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We won't repeat the info in the 30+ page report here. You can download a copy for free from the report website at https://www.hornetsecurity.com/en/press-releases/cyber-security-report-2023/.

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To pique your interest and entice you to grab a copy of the report, here are the chapters it contains:

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Chapter 2 - The Current Microsoft 365 Threat Landscape

Chapter 3 - An Analysis of the Major Attacks of 2022

Chapter 4 - Forecasting the Threat Landscape in 2023

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One interesting tidbit from the report is that from the 25 billion emails they analysed, a whopping 40.5% were emails that the recipients didn't want. Unsurprisingly, almost all the emails in this category were spam, and about 5% got flagged as malicious by trying to deliver malware, for example. Filtering this unwanted deluge of email spam and malware is one of the services that Hornetsecurity provides to the 50,000+ global organisations using their tools.

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Conclusion

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The report is well worth a read. Even if your focus isn't on cybersecurity, it'll give you an insight into what your colleagues or service providers in cybersecurity roles are facing.

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Don't forget, if you need to chat with anyone about cybersecurity, then?contact us, and we'll connect you with an expert.