Check Point Research Cyber Security Report 2021
Survey Name: Check Point Research Cyber Security Report 2021
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Survey Date:February 24, 2021
The 2021 Cyber Security Report shows how hackers and criminals exploited COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 to target all business sectors and highlights the key tactics used, from cloud exploits to phishing and ransomware.
It also gives cyber-security professionals and C-Level executives the information they need to protect their organizations against these advanced fifth-generation cyber-attacks and threats.
Highlights of the Check Point Research 2021 Security Report include:
- Remote working is targeted: Hackers ramped up ‘thread hijacking’ attacks on remote workers to steal data or infiltrate networks.
- Cloud adoption races ahead of security: Public cloud security is still a major concern for 75% of enterprises. Cloud security problems will continue into 2021.
- Double-extortion ransomware attacks rise: On average, a new organization becomes a victim of ransomware every 10 seconds worldwide.
- Attacks on healthcare sector become an epidemic: in Q4 2020, CPR reported that cyber-attacks on hospitals had increased by 45% worldwide.
- Mobiles are moving targets: 46% of organizations had at least one employee download a malicious mobile application.
Learn how to develop your organization’s Immunity to 5th-generation cyber-attacks and threats by adopting the strategies and recommendations in the 2021 Cyber Security Report today.
