Employing Zero Trust to Defend Against Backdoor Attacks

Attackers are increasing the number of backdoor attacks they use to spread malware and ransomware, showing that organisations cannot put any trust in anyone to protect their endpoints and identities.

According to IBM’s Security X-force Threat Intelligence Index 2023, hackers are prioritising these backdoor assaults in their efforts to blackmail downstream victims whose data has been hacked. The effort to breach a backdoor was the beginning of 21% of all intrusion attacks. A ransomware component was present in two-thirds of backdoor attempts.

The X-Force Intelligence team at IBM also found that backdoor attacks increased significantly in February and March of last year, as shown by a notable uptick in Emotet malware instances. In 2022, the increase was so large that it was responsible for 47% of all backdoor penetration attempts worldwide.

“While extortion has mostly been associated with ransomware, extortion campaigns have also included a variety of other methods to apply pressure on their targets,” stated Chris Caridi, cyber threat analyst for IBM security threat intelligence. “And these inclu

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