Initial access shifts

There is a shift in Mitre Att&Ck techniques used by attackers. Phishing for information has apparently been replaced by Drive-by downloads as favourited initial access technique.

In a nutshell, at the moment (December 2023):

• Ransomware attacks continue their prominence, are becoming more aggressive, more blatant and more costly;
• followed closely by supply chain attacks;
• and mobile and IoT devices and applications can lack in security, and become easy points of entry for adversaries.