The Monthly Threat Report by Hornetsecurity brings you monthly insights into M365 security trends, email-based threats, and commentary on current events in the cybersecurity space. Every month, Andy will be hosting an episode to dive into the key takeaways from the report. 

In today’s episode, Andy and Umut will be sharing a threat overview based on data from the Security Lab throughout July 2023. From the changing tactics in email attacks, to new brand impersonations and the impact of dark-web generative AI (Artificial Intelligence) tools like WormGPT, we will equip you with the right information to help you stay ahead of these new emerging threats.  

Timestamps:

(2:43) – Net increase in all email threat categories during the data period 

(4:17) – The mostly commonly used file-types for payload delivery during the data period 

(7:24) – The most targeted industry vertical during the data period 

(10:13) – Most impersonated brands during the data period 

(15:49) – The rise of malicious generative AI like WormGPT 

(22:55) – The continued fallout from the MOVEit vulnerabilities 

(26:46) – The breach of Microsoft Cloud services by Storm-0558 

Episode Resources:

Monthly Threat Report - August 2023 

EP 01 - We Used ChatGPT to Create Ransomware

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