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Content Assessment: From Ransomware to Spyware? January 2022 Cyber Events Report from NATO CCDCOE
Information - 91%
Insight - 92%
Relevance - 94%
Objectivity - 90%
Authority - 97%
93%
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Cyber Events Report from CCDCOE*
Reflections on 2021: Considerations for Military and National Security Decision Makers
This recurring report is the collaborative view of the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE) researchers highlighting the potential effects of current events and developments in cyberspace on armed forces, national security, and critical infrastructure, based on publicly available information. It does not set out to be exhaustive. While the authors have made every effort to describe events from a perspective relevant to NATO and partner nations, there may be national and regional differences that this paper does not address.
The authors of this paper are independent researchers at the NATO CCDCOE; they do not represent NATO, nor does this paper reflect NATO’s position. The aim of the paper is not to replace information about vulnerabilities and incidents provided by CSIRTs and providers of CIS products and services.
The fourteenth installment in this cyber event series reflects on 2021 through the lens of ransomware threats, supply chain security, and spyware export controls.
Report Extract
2021 was an exciting year from a cybersecurity and cyber defence perspective. After dealing with the Solarwinds breach at the beginning of the year, the world experienced a series of serious ransomware incidents, in some cases causing disturbances to essential services. We also saw governments expressing their commitment to protecting critical services and to responding forcefully to nations carrying out malicious cyber operations or allowing criminals to do so. While impossible to cover all these developments in a brief report, we will take this opportunity to reflect on three important topics: ransomware, software supply chain security and spyware. Perhaps looking at these from a little distance will help us see the larger picture and allow us to prepare better for the future.
Complete Report: January 2022 Cyber Events Report (PDF) – Mouseover to Scroll
CCDCOE - Report Reflections on 2021 - January 2022* NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Center of Excellence – Cyber Defence Library
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