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Cybercrime Statistics in 2019

Security Affairs

I’m preparing the slides for my next speech and I decided to create this post while searching for interesting cybercrime statistics in 2020. Cybercrime will cost as much as $6 trillion annually by 2021. The global expense for organizations to protect their systems from cybercrime attacks will continue to grow.

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2022: The threat landscape is paved with faster and more complex attacks with no signs of stopping

Webroot

In 2021, we witnessed so many competing shifts, many of which we detailed early on in our 2021 BrightCloud® Threat Report. In particular, we witnessed an increase in distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks and a surge in the usage of the internet of things (IoT).

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Bitdefender 2020 Consumer Threat Landscape Report – Attackers Increasingly Target the Human Layer

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But regular consumers are equally affected by cybercrime, directly or indirectly. Bitdefender this week has published its annual Consumer Threat Landscape Report for 2020 underscoring some of the most prevalent cyber threats targeting regular users today. Cybersecurity can often seem like a topic for the business sector.

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Sophisticated Attacks Against Mobile Devices Surge 187%

SecureWorld News

Cybersecurity firm Zimperium recently released its 2023 Global Mobile Threat Report 2023 , revealing a concerning increase in sophisticated attacks targeting mobile devices. The report sheds light on the escalating threat landscape faced by mobile-powered businesses.

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Do You Trust Your Smart TV?

Security Affairs

According to the 2020 Insider Threat Report , contractors, service providers, and temporary workers pose the greatest risk to 50% of organizations. These attacks require physical access as someone must physically insert the rogue device, and in this case, that “someone” was an insider; more specifically, an outsourced worker.

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Financial services continue to lead in cybersecurity preparedness, but chinks appear in the armor

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

That is why criminals have historically chosen to focus on this industry over the years, with organized crime evolving into organized cybercrime. Download the full 2022 Thales Data Threat Report, Financial Services Edition now. Marcelo Delima | Senior Manager, Global Solutions Marketing. More About This Author >.

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Holiday Shopping Readiness: How is Retail Data Security Holding Up?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

IoT devices and connected systems allow for real-time monitoring and control, but they also introduce vulnerabilities if not properly secured. Ransomware attacks In today's hostile cybercrime environment, baseline security measures are not enough to guard your business against zero-day ransomware attacks.

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