2015 GLOBAL THREAT REPORT
Contents
2015
GLOBAL
THREAT
REPORT
INSIDE:
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Targeted Intrusions
C
riminal and
Hacktivist Activity
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2016 Predictions
PROVIDED BY
THE CROWDSTRIKE
INTELLIGENCE TEAM
L E T T E R
F R O M
T H E
C E O
If there’s one thing that businesses, boards of directors and C-level execs can take from CrowdStrike’s 2015 Threat
Report, it is that the paradigm has broadened beyond people, processes, and technology to now include integrated,
crowdsourced, and enriched threat intelligence.
Our Global Threat Report highlights that today’s threats, more than ever before, are driven by geopolitical and economic events around the world. The primary motivation behind global cyber activity has now shifted from disparate
activities carried out by individuals, groups and criminal gangs pursuing short-term financial gain, to skilled adversaries
driven by strategic global conflicts. The economic downturn and new Five Year Plan in China will continue to drive
their state-sponsored cyber espionage activities. The situation in the Ukraine and falling oil prices will continue to fuel
targeted intrusions from Russia. The conflict in the Middle …
GLOBAL
THREAT
REPORT
INSIDE:
■
■
Targeted Intrusions
C
riminal and
Hacktivist Activity
■
2016 Predictions
PROVIDED BY
THE CROWDSTRIKE
INTELLIGENCE TEAM
L E T T E R
F R O M
T H E
C E O
If there’s one thing that businesses, boards of directors and C-level execs can take from CrowdStrike’s 2015 Threat
Report, it is that the paradigm has broadened beyond people, processes, and technology to now include integrated,
crowdsourced, and enriched threat intelligence.
Our Global Threat Report highlights that today’s threats, more than ever before, are driven by geopolitical and economic events around the world. The primary motivation behind global cyber activity has now shifted from disparate
activities carried out by individuals, groups and criminal gangs pursuing short-term financial gain, to skilled adversaries
driven by strategic global conflicts. The economic downturn and new Five Year Plan in China will continue to drive
their state-sponsored cyber espionage activities. The situation in the Ukraine and falling oil prices will continue to fuel
targeted intrusions from Russia. The conflict in the Middle …