Are cyber attacks really as advanced as we think? [Q&A]

When organizations suffer a cyberattack it's often described by them as 'advanced'. But just how good does an attack need to be to breach defenses? We spoke to Matt Walmsley, head of EMEA marketing at threat detection and response platform Vectra to find out about the attack landscape, how most attacks aren't all that advanced at all, and how companies can better defend themselves. BN: Are businesses often overestimating the sophistication of breaches? MW: when breaches are reported we often focus on the impact as opposed to how and why it occurred. Think about the most successful attacks, are they… [Continue Reading]