LOOKING AHEAD
PROCUREMENT
“ In the past 12 months , the number of next-generation cyber attacks aimed at actively infiltrating open-source increased 430 %. The attacks are a uniquely efficient way for adversaries to gain leverage and scale by exploiting software supply chains .”
36
LOOKING AHEAD
Operational technology and industrial control systems reliant on 5G , industrial internet of things ( IIoT ) and machine learning are also expected to become hot targets . For all it ’ s advantages , internet-based technologies widen the scope of opportunity for our allies and deepen the potential impact , making it all that much more attractive . From their 2021 Cyber Threat Trends Outlook report , “ Booz Allen expects threat actor interest in targeting platform-as-a-service ( PaaS ) solutions — particularly cloud-based development environments — to rise as a potential vector for conducting supply chain attacks … Further refinement of tactics used by ransomware operators is likely to include threats against third-party data , suppliers , customers , and other relational targets .”
JANUARY 2021