Analytics

In October, we classified four vulnerabilities as trending. These are the most dangerous security flaws that attackers are exploiting today or may start exploiting in the near future.

In recent years, cyberthreats have become one of the most serious challenges facing governments, organizations, and individuals globally, and African countries are no exception. The rapid development of digital technologies and the spread of Internet access in the region create new opportunities for users, but also for cybercriminals. Additionally, Africa's rich natural resources are driving industrial growth in the region, which is another motivation for cybercriminal interest. As the region's digital development is progressing faster than the implementation of cybersecurity laws and regulations, critical information infrastructure is at risk.

This report presents the results of the work done by the PT ESC IR team from Q4 2023 through Q3 2024.

Iran's rapid digital transformation, aimed at ensuring the nation's digital sovereignty, is happening against a backdrop of sustained global cyberthreats, the need for substituting imported digital platforms and services, and efforts to create functional hardware and software solutions to ensure the cyber-resilience of the infrastructure.

This research aims to identify the most characteristic cyberthreats facing India during the period from Q3 2023 to Q3 2024. The objective is to assess the current cybersecurity situation in the region and make predictions about potential cyberattack vectors.

In September, we classified seven vulnerabilities as trending. These are the most dangerous security flaws that attackers are exploiting today or may start exploiting in the near future.

We are proud to present you the new issue of Positive Research! We have prepared for you useful analytics, articles on trending technologies and expert materials from the best Russian cybersecurity experts.

This report presents an analysis of current information security threats in the Middle East, based on internal expertise from Positive Technologies, data from the dark web, and information from authoritative sources. The research is aimed at organizations and individuals interested in the current state of information security.

In this research, we analyzed the market of cybercriminal services and the interests of hackers in the Gulf countries (UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, and Kuwait) for the years 2023–2024. We highlighted the most popular discussion topics and industries mentioned on the darknet forums and analyzed the costs of offered goods and services. Our research spanned 380 Telegram channels and dark web forums, with over 250 million messages and a total user base exceeding 65 million.