Welcome to SOCRadar’s CARICOM Threat Landscape Report’s CISO Brief!

The CARICOM region faces an increasingly data-driven cyber threat landscape where public administration, education, and financial institutions remain the primary targets. Threat actors continue to prioritize data theft, unauthorized access, ransomware, and phishing campaigns while leveraging fragmented criminal ecosystems that make attacks more difficult to predict. SOCRadar’s CARICOM Threat Landscape Report’s CISO Brief provides security leaders with actionable intelligence to strengthen cyber resilience, improve threat detection, and reduce organizational risk.

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Key Cybersecurity Insights for Security Leaders

• Data Compromise Remains the Dominant Threat: Nearly 80% of observed dark web activity involves data compromise, making sensitive government, educational, and financial information the primary target for cybercriminals.
• Credential Theft Fuels Larger Attacks: Unauthorized access and credential abuse continue to serve as common entry points for broader data breaches and ransomware operations.
• Government Organizations Face Elevated Risk: Public administration accounts for the largest share of regional targeting, increasing the importance of protecting national and public-sector infrastructure.
• Ransomware Activity Is Highly Fragmented: More than half of ransomware incidents originate from smaller or less established threat groups, creating a diverse and unpredictable threat environment.
• Phishing Campaigns Continue to Evolve: Attackers frequently impersonate trusted brands and online services while using multiple phishing kits to maximize credential theft.
• HTTPS No Longer Indicates Safety: More than 70% of phishing sites now use HTTPS, reducing the effectiveness of traditional user awareness indicators such as the browser padlock.
• AI-Enabled Threats Are Emerging: Although still representing a small portion of observed activity, AI-assisted phishing and social engineering are expected to accelerate attacks against public-facing organizations.

Why This Report Matters for CISOs

Security leaders across the CARICOM region must prepare for a threat landscape where data theft is the primary objective and credential-based attacks increasingly lead to ransomware and operational disruption. At the same time, fragmented threat actor activity and evolving phishing techniques require stronger visibility, faster detection, and more proactive defense strategies. Building resilience demands continuous monitoring, effective identity protection, and intelligence-driven security operations that can adapt to rapidly changing threats.