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Trend Micro released its 2019 Cloud App Security Roundup report. The report highlights changes in messaging-specific threats detected last year, the use of more sophisticated malware, and the potential abuse of emerging technologies in artificial intelligence to inform future business protection strategies.
In 2019, Trend Micro blocked 12.7 million high-risk email threats for customers leveraging cloud-based email services from Microsoft and Google. This second layer of defence caught threats beyond those detected by the cloud email services’ built-in security.
“Organizations are leveraging the power of SaaS-based applications in greater numbers to drive productivity, cost savings and growth. However, in doing so they may be opening themselves up to risk if they only rely on built-in security,” said Wendy Moore, vice president, product marketing at Trend Micro. “As our report shows, built in security is not enough on its own to stop today’s cybercriminals. Businesses must take ownership of cloud protection and find a multi-layered third-party solution to enhance their platform’s native security functionality.”
The report also shows that criminals are getting better at tricking the first layer of defence against Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks, which typically look at attacker behaviours and intention analysis of the email content. The percentage of BEC attacks caught by AI-powered authorship analysis increased from 7% in 2018 to 21% in 2019.
In the face of such threats, Trend Micro recommends the organizations take the following mitigation steps:
Move away from a single gateway to a multi-layered cloud app security solution
Consider sandbox malware analysis, document exploit detection, and file, email, and web reputation technologies to detect malware hidden in Office 365 and PDF documents
Enforce consistent data loss prevention (DLP) policies across cloud email and collaboration app Choose a security partner that can offer seamless integration into their cloud platforms, preserving user and admin functions
Develop comprehensive end user awareness and training programs
The report’s findings were based on data generated by Trend Micro Cloud App Security, an API-based solution that protects a range of cloud-based applications and services, including Microsoft Office 365 Exchange Online, OneDrive for Business, SharePoint Online, Gmail, and Google Drive.
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