The South African government has now become the main target for global threat actors, with less focus now being put onto the private sector. This is according to findings presented at the recent Q1 2023 Trellix Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing: Update for South Africa, March 2023. The data, measured and recorded by Trellix’s Advanced Research Center (ARC) team and Cyber Threat Management engineers, showed that global threat actors have not relented on their assault on South Africa systems, even in the early months of the year. “With the threat landscape constantly changing, and threat actors adapting their tactics daily, organisations both large and small must also adapt their cybersecurity strategies to keep in step with the increasingly automated, smart tools deployed by threat actors from inside and outside the country’s borders,” says Carlo Bolzonello, country manager for Trellix South Africa. Top attacks launched by threat actors during Q1 2023 included Mustang Panda, APT40, Backdoor Diplomacy, ATP10, Lazarus, Winnti Group, Naikon, Vice Society and FIN7.

Source: Daily Nation May 07, 2023 23:57 UTC