Assignment 3: CSC 2570-Introduction to Cybersecurity and Privacy Threat Landscape Study Total Points: 20 BACKGROUND: As we discuss security principles and the cyber threat landscape in lecture, it is important to take a current, critical look at the literature in this space. Several major firms release annual reports with an analysis of the past year's successes and failures in cybersecurity. Some of these reports focus on specific sectors while others review comprehensive cyberspace. INSTRUCTIONS: Your project group will focus on the development of a two-page summary examining the state of cybersecurity seen in late 2021 and 2022. Your summary should provide a solid review of a particular topic. An example topic could be an evaluation of threats to a specific industry sector. Another topic could be general trends shaping decisions for 2023. Whatever the focus of the paper, the summary should provide the following elements: 1. Introduction (1 − 2 paragraphs) - 2. Background Information 3. Observed Trends 4. Conclusions 5. List of Contributions (team member names and their contribution to the paper) 6. References The document will adhere to these basic formatting guidelines: • 12pt Times New Roman font One-inch margins • Use appropriate heading markers (Heading 1, Heading 2, etc) . Centered title in 14pt Time New Roman Bold You should use at least three different references from the suggested list. SUBMISSION: You will submit a single PDF document. Page 1 of 2 Threat Predictions By Link Trelix https://www.trellix.com/en-us/advanced-research-center/threat-reports/nov- 2022.html TrendMicro Sophos https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/security/research-and-analysis/threat- reports/roundup/defending-the-expanding-attack-surface-trend-micro-2022- midyear-cybersecurity-report https://assets.sophos.com/X24WTUEQ/at/b5n9ntjqmbkb8fg5rn25g4fc/sophos- 2023-threat-report.pdf US Intelligence https://www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/assessments/ATA-2022-Unclassified- Community Cybersecurity Intelligence Crowdstrike McAfee Herjavec Group Verizon Report.pdf https://www.cybersecurityintelligence.com/blog/cyber-security-in-2021--- predictions-and-trends-5386.html https://www.crowdstrike.com/global-threat-report/ https://www.mcafee.com/blogs/security-news/mcafee-2023-threat-predictions- evolution-and-exploitation/ https://eadn-wc01-3468285.nxedge.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2022-Cyber- Convos- Report 20220222.pdf?utm_source=Report&utm_medium=LP&utm_campaign=202 2-cyber-convos-report&utm_content=LP&utm_term=hg https://www.verizon.com/business/resources/Tc3f/reports/dbir/2022-data-breach- investigations-report-dbir.pdf Page 2 of 2