Tag: cyberattacks
2024 worst year on record for commercial cyberattacks, claims Beaming
UK businesses encountered more than 753,341 malicious attempts each to breach their online and IT systems, on average, in 2024, according to an analysis by Beaming, a specialist business ISP. This attack level was four per cent higher than in 2023, making last year the worst ever for attempted cyberattacks, with businesses encountering a new…
Cloud servers most common method of entry for cyberattacks
Just two years ago, the Covid-19 pandemic shook the world, forcing companies worldwide to adopt remote work. Many companies even made this move a permanent feature of their business models. However, changes in IT infrastructure brought about by remote work, such as a move to cloud solutions, also shifted the focus of cyberattacks. …
Why WFH Greatly Contributed to Cyber Breaches in 2021
The COVID-19 outbreak significantly changed the way many things were done globally; businesses had to fashion out new ways of meeting customers’ needs; people had to go through long periods of lockdown; the physical workspace could not operate again. Cyber incidents were reported to rank as the third-largest business risk globally. In the face of…
Hackers increasing exploiting online gaming boom, claims Kaspersky
In 2020, as countries around the world were forced into lockdown, the number of online gamers skyrocketed. In fact, by the end of March 2020, the number of both active users and concurrent users actively playing games on Steam (the most popular online gaming platform, community, and store) reached an all-time record. This record was once…
Cyberattacks on US companies skyrocket 93% in 12 months
According to the Atlas VPN investigation, companies across North America reported a 93% increase in cyberattacks in the past 12 months. As many as 88% of respondents believe that the rise in cyberattacks was a result of employees working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. Over 23% of the respondents saw an uptick in attack volumes between 1-25%.…
