#Espionage

5 reports tagged "Espionage".

Threat Actors, Geopolitics & Intelligence

2024 Year in Review

2024 saw a surge in identity-based attacks and exploitation of outdated vulnerabilities. Threat actors focused on unpatched systems, misconfigured infrastructure, and MFA weaknesses, leading to significant breaches. AI's role in cyber threats was limited, but its potential for future attacks is noted.

Mar 2025Read →

European Champions Alliance

AI Security & AI Governance

Identity, Phishing & Access Security

European Cybersecurity Mapping 2025

This report maps European cybersecurity vendors, highlighting their strengths and challenges in a dynamic market. It emphasizes European innovation and resilience against global threats.

Jan 2025Read →

Australian Signals Directorate

Threat Actors, Geopolitics & Intelligence

Ransomware & Extortion

Annual Cyber Threat Report 2023–24

ASD's Annual Cyber Threat Report describes a complex and challenging cyber threat landscape for Australia, with persistent state-sponsored targeting of government, critical infrastructure and businesses, alongside pervasive ransomware and data-theft extortion. ASD responded to over 1,100 cyber security incidents and answered more than 36,700 calls to the Australian Cyber Security Hotline (up 12% year-on-year), and for the first time used autonomous cyber sanctions against Russian cybercriminals. The report highlights the role of partnerships, the Essential Eight, and secure-by-design technology in building national resilience.

Nov 2024Read →

Federal Office for Information Security (BSI)

AI Security & AI Governance

Threat Actors, Geopolitics & Intelligence

The State of IT Security in Germany in 2024

BSI's 2024 situation report describes a sustained high level of cyber threat in Germany, shaped by Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine and other geopolitical conflicts, a professionalising ransomware and Malware-as-a-Service ecosystem, growing high-volume DDoS activity, and repeated zero-day exploitation at IT service providers. It also highlights new risks around AI large language models and the misuse of cloud services. Alongside the threat picture, the report tracks Germany's regulatory response, including the transposition of NIS-2 into national law and the Cyber Resilience Act extending security duties to manufacturers of networkable products.

Nov 2024Read →

Communications Security Establishment Canada

AI Security & AI Governance

Threat Actors, Geopolitics & Intelligence

National Cyber Threat Assessment 2025-2026

Canada faces an expanding and complex cyber threat landscape, with state adversaries, cybercriminals, and emerging threats like ransomware and AI-driven cyber operations posing significant risks. The report highlights the growing sophistication of cyber threats, the resilience of the cybercrime ecosystem, and the need for a cooperative approach to enhance national cyber resilience.

Oct 2024Read →