The Threat Landscape HEATs Up with Highly Evasive Adaptive Threats

Attackers fully understand and have developed a clearly defined blueprint that can be followed to ensure success against today's distributed digital organization. The Menlo Labs research team has studied a new class of cyber threats attackers are using to successfully launch ransomware and phishing attacks, dubbed Highly Evasive Adaptive Threats (HEAT). This white paper by the Enterprise Strategy Group breaks down HEAT attacks and the challenges presented to organizations.