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2023 State of the Threat Report

Learn what lies behind the most important cyberthreats we are facing in 2023.


During 2023, the threat to Secureworks® customers posed by ransomware has grown even greater. Download the 2023 State of the Threat report now to discover why ransomware attack numbers rose to new highs this past year. Learn what roles the flourishing market for infostealers and logs play in this increase and find out how median dwell times have dropped to less than one day, from 4.5 days in 2022, and what that means for network defenders.

State-Sponsored Threats

State-sponsored threat levels remain high, too — whether in the form of retaliatory action from Russian threat groups for support for Ukraine, cyberespionage from China, financial theft from North Korea, or suppression of dissent or criticism from Iran. These well-resourced threat groups grow ever more capable. Read about new tactics and techniques and discover whether you might be at risk.

Discover New Tactics

The report also reveals how threat actors of all types adapt regularly and with agility to changes in their ecosystem. Even with disruptions from war, industry initiatives like Microsoft’s disabling of macros, or law enforcement action, threat actors do all they can to respond and profit. Understanding how they do this is the only way to beat them.

Unmatched Expertise and Research

Secureworks Counter Threat Unit™ (CTU™) researchers work throughout the year to analyze and report on these changes to help Secureworks customers stay one or even several steps ahead of adversaries. Throughout the year, this research contributes to the creation of Secureworks Taegis™ XDR countermeasures to alert customers about early signs of threat actor presence on their networks. It also informs the production of incisive threat intelligence, including this report. Read it now to stay informed and ahead of the adversary, and to protect your organization.