Countering Adversaries Part 1: Espionage and Stolen Credentials

By profiling criminal activity, the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report has been able to identify three distinct threat actors including espionage, organized crime, and activists. Organizations can take proactive steps to mitigate potential risks by understanding each threat actor’s methods and targets. In this three part series, (ISC)2 and Oracle will examine these three threat actors, the industries they target, and how to protect sensitive customer and organizational data. We begin with countering espionage threats and their preference for using stolen credentials.