A surge in destructive malware that can wipe systems among emerging threats in the latest FortiGuard Labs threat report, says Chief Security Strategist Derek Manky.

Cybercriminals are investing in weaponized techniques to penetrate systems at the same level of sophistication as nation state actors and APT groups, says Derek Manky.

FortiGuard Labs’ Derek Manky discusses how threat actors are adapting their use of pre-attack reconnaissance tools and the dark web to scale up attacks on critical infrastructure.

FortiGuard Labs’ Derek Manky says new research shows a 10.7 fold increase in ransomware activity year-to-year, and what IT security leaders are doing in response.

But artificial intelligence still requires time to learn as adversaries grow in size and sophistication, a security expert says.