{"id":326445,"date":"2024-08-07T06:00:07","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T13:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/?p=326445"},"modified":"2024-08-06T17:29:02","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T00:29:02","slug":"attack-vectors-at-a-glance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/attack-vectors-at-a-glance\/","title":{"rendered":"Attack Vectors at a Glance"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a> Executive Insights from the Unit 42 Incident Response Report<\/h1>\n

An attack vector is the method an attacker uses to get access to a target environment. Understanding which vectors result in the most successful attacks can help you reduce the likelihood an attacker succeeds at compromising your organization.<\/p>\n

The 2024 Incident Response Report<\/a> details the most exploited attack vectors of the past year. It also spotlights the cybercriminal group known as Muddled Libra<\/em> and analyzes its most successful attack patterns to determine how the most sophisticated attackers may attempt to breach your defenses.<\/p>\n

When hardening defenses against cyberattacks, it\u2019s important to understand the interplay between the who<\/em> and the how<\/em>. While you need to identify the most likely threats to your organization, you also need to identify how threat actors exploit common attack vectors.<\/p>\n

Preventing and responding to attacks requires threat-informed defenses<\/em>. By examining threat actors and their behaviors, we\u2019re able to identify the most common attack vectors and recommend strategies for securing them. Here\u2019s what our experts have seen in this year\u2019s Incident Response Report to help your organization better resist attacks.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Trending Attack Vectors<\/h2>\n

Cybercriminals will seek the path of least resistance when infiltrating your organization. While software vulnerabilities continue to provide attackers with alluring entry points, it\u2019s important to remember that sophisticated attacks often involve the exploitation of multiple attack vectors.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>1. Software Vulnerabilities<\/h3>\n

In most of the cases we examined, cybercriminals exploited internet-facing applications to gain an initial foothold.<\/p>\n

Software vulnerabilities have always been a weak spot for organizations for a few reasons:<\/p>\n