NTT Security has released The Security Engineering Research Team (SERT) Quarterly Threat Report for Q4 2016, which contains analysis of events identified through global visibility of the NTT Security client base.

NTT Security researchers observed a noticeable shift in the types of attacks from previous quarters – particularly exhibited by a much narrower scope of attack vectors.

Several vulnerabilities such as Oracle Server Backup in the retail industry and Linux password files in the finance industry were specifically targeted – likely indicative of criminals identifying specific flaws and crafting attacks to fit, a sign of more sophisticated and directed efforts.

You can download a copy of the report by clicking here