Top Attack Vectors: January 2022

This January 2022 SOC report identifies phishing as the top infection vector (notably fake Norton invoices and CEO-impersonation scams), highlights removable USB devices as a persistent malware spread vector (responsible for 9% of incidents and 20% of physical-endpoint infections), and documents a wide variety of malware families (11 families including Agent Tesla, AsyncRAT, Gamarue, Valyrian, etc.), concluding with practical resilience recommendations such as blocking unapproved USB storage, ensuring EDR coverage, and conducting phishing awareness training.