{"id":2526,"date":"2019-04-02T15:36:27","date_gmt":"2019-04-02T19:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/security-information-event-management\/?p=2526"},"modified":"2019-04-02T15:36:27","modified_gmt":"2019-04-02T19:36:27","slug":"57-of-enterprises-unfamiliar-with-cryptojacking-says-exabeam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/security-information-event-management\/57-of-enterprises-unfamiliar-with-cryptojacking-says-exabeam\/","title":{"rendered":"57% of Enterprises Unfamiliar with Cryptojacking Says Exabeam"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Today, SIEM<\/a> solution provider Exabeam released the results of an enterprise research report: “The Anatomy of Shadow Mining.\u201d Their results, including an in-depth survey, prove shocking; 57% of respondents remain unfamiliar with cryptojacking, an increasingly prevalent form of malware.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Additionally, the Exabeam survey exposes enterprises\u2019 lack of familiarity with shadow mining; 65% of respondents did not know the term. <\/span><\/p>\n

Shadow Mining vs. Cryptojacking<\/b><\/h2>\n

Just what is the difference between shadow mining and cryptojacking? <\/span><\/p>\n

Cryptojacking allows externals threat actors illicitly \u201cmine\u201d cryptocurrencies on victim networks. Mining cryptocurrency places a heavy toll on processing power and electrical usage\u2014exactly why threat actors use malware to put the burden on enterprises instead. <\/span><\/p>\n

On the other hand, shadow mining involves an insider threat subverting their enterprise\u2019s resources for illicit cryptocurrency mining. While cryptojacking falls under the malware umbrella, Exabeam classifies shadow mining as Shadow IT. Shadow IT refers to any insider threat which subverts IT infrastructures.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other Findings from Exabeam<\/b><\/h3>\n

For this report, Exabeam surveyed 150 cybersecurity professionals at the Cloud and Cybersecurity Expo 2019. As a result, they reveal: \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n