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SOCs to Face Greater Challenges From Cybercriminals Targeting Governments and Media in 2023

Woburn, MA - January 23, 2023 - According to Kaspersky research experts' predictions for challenges in Security Operation Centers in 2023, the number of incidents in government and mass media segments will increase this year. SOCs from these and other industries are likely to face more reoccurring targeted attacks, as will supply chain attacks via telecommunication providers. Media outlets were also subject to DDoS attacks like those in Czech Republic. "Large businesses and government agencies have always been targets of cybercriminals and state-sponsored actors, but geopolitical turbulence increased attackers' motivations and enlivened hacktivism, which cybersecurity specialists have not regularly encountered until 2022," said Sergey Soldatov, head of security operation center at Kaspersky. "The new wave of politically-motivated attacks is especially relevant for the government and mass media sectors. To effectively protect a company, it's necessary to implement a comprehensive threat detection and remediation provided through Managed Detection and Response services." Trainings such as incident response or any form of SOC exercises such as TTX, purple teaming, and advisory attack simulations, will be of vital importance. Increasing numbers of incidents and threats transforms into a need to predict attacks and techniques, raising the value of threat intelligence and hunting.