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NEW YORK, Sept. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cybersecurity Awareness Month kicks off next week, and with the continued rise in cyberthreats worldwide, for businesses to help protect their assets, they need a fail-proof security architecture, and the expert insights and partner to help stay ahead of bad actors. For the past two decades the Verizon Threat Research Center (VTRAC<\/u><\/a>), a specialized division within the company\u2019s cyber security consulting organization, celebrating 20 years, has been at the forefront in the battle against cyberthreat actors.<\/p>\n

VTRAC was established in 2003 with the mission to help organizations build thorough and effective incident response plans. The organization has expanded over the course of its history to 200+ VTRAC team members in over 150 countries, including investigators, forensic lab technicians, intelligence analysts and data scientists. Members are professionals with military, law enforcement and\/or IT expertise who are well-versed in criminal and civil investigative requirements.<\/p>\n

\u201cThough much has changed in the field of cybersecurity in the last 20 years, VTRAC\u2019s mission remains the same: Help our customers regain control of compromised assets and defend against data breaches within their networks,\u201d said Chris Novak, Managing Director of the Verizon Threat Research Advisory Center.<\/p>\n

The visibility that Verizon\u2019s network provides is striking, with more than 600 incidents investigated and more than 29 trillion raw logs analyzed last year. VTRAC boasts six global digital forensic laboratories and nine security operation centers across the Americas, Asia Pacific, and Europe, the Middle East and Africa.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving a global presence and drawing from a breadth of experience across sectors gives VTRAC a fuller understanding of today\u2019s security threats,\u201d said Novak, \u201cCyber threats vary across industries as do the regulatory and compliance challenges in different countries. Knowing how those components interweave is critical to staying on top of evolving threats that are global in nature.\u201d<\/p>\n

VTRAC\u2019s capabilities have expanded over the years to match the advancements in technology, the rise of connected devices and the ability of cybercriminals to access sensitive data. Today, those services include digital forensics, breach investigations, incident response, penetration testing, red teaming, network security and payment security. The division also tackles tricky governance, risk and compliance issues, and engages in deep and dark web hunting.<\/p>\n

\u201cTwenty years ago, IoT devices didn\u2019t truly exist,\u201d said Novak. \u201cWe had to do our work on-site in physical environments, which drew out the process and limited our visibility. Today, the average home has almost two dozen IoT devices. It\u2019s about speed and intelligence. You want to catch incidents before they become larger events, and you want to use your analytics to anticipate and thwart future threats.\u201d<\/p>\n

VTRAC also supports customers and the broader business community in their cybersecurity journey by providing valuable insights for business and government operations and fellow cybersecurity industry leaders. Its flagship report, the Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR)<\/u><\/a>, now in its 16th year, has become a go-to authority on the state of cybersecurity globally. Other key reports produced on a regular basis for industry leaders are the Payments Security Report<\/u><\/a> and the Mobile Security Report<\/u><\/a>, among others.<\/p>\n

For Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the VTRAC team has authored \u201cPatch Me If You Can,\u201d a series of six blog posts on the many cybersecurity threats and prevention methods in six different industries:<\/p>\n