With the beginning of the new year, the Check Point Research (CPR) presents global statistics for increase in cyber attacks as observed in 2021 by region, country and industry.
Πlast year, CPR he remarked increase 50% in cyber attacks per week on corporate networks compared to 2020, culminating in December, mainly due to its holdings Log4J.
The hackers targeted her more Africa, Asia and Latin America, but the Europe saw the largest percentage increase in cyber attacks compared to the previous year. The education / research sector was the one that ranked first as the most targeted industry in the world.
- Cyber attacks in its field education / research increased last year by 75%
- The cyber attacks on government sector increased last year by 47%
- Cyber attacks in its field health care increased last year by 71%
Η Check Point Research (CPR), its research department Check Point Software reports that the trend of increasing cyber attacks reached the highest point of all time at the end of 2021 after the revelation of the vulnerability Log4J, reaching them 925 cyber attacks per week per organization, worldwide.
The most targeted areas by hackers in 2021 worldwide:
- Education / Research (+ 75 %)
- Government / Army (+ 47 %)
- Communications (+ 51%)
- ISP / MSP (67%)
- Health (71%)
The most targeted areas:
- Africa (+ 13 %)
- Asia-Pacific (+ 25 %)
- Latin America (+ 38 %)
- Europe (+ 68 %)
- North America (+ 61 %)
His comment Omer Dembinsky, Data Research Manager at Check Point Software:
The most worrying thing is that we see some key social sectors being launched into the list of most attacked. The education, government and healthcare sectors are on the list of 5 branches with the most attacks, worldwide. I expect these numbers to increase in the run-up to 2022, as hackers will continue to innovate and find new methods to carry out cyber attacks, especially ransomware. We are facing a cyber pandemic.
I strongly urge the public, especially those working in the fields of education, government and healthcare, to learn the basics of how to protect themselves. Simple measures such as repairing, segmenting networks, and educating employees can go a long way toward making the world safer.
Security tips
- Prevention, not detection
- Insure everything
- You repair often
- Fragment your networks
- Educate your employees
- Apply advanced security technologies
*The statistics and data used in this report present data identified by its threat prevention technologies Check Point, stored and analyzed in ThreatCloud.
The ThreatCloud provides information on real-time threats from hundreds of millions of sensors worldwide, networks, endpoints and cell phones. The ThreatCloud is in fact the driving force behind its power Check Point Software for threat prevention, combines threat intelligence and big date with advanced artificial intelligence technologies to provide accurate prevention to all its customers Check Point Software.
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