Cyber Attacks – Learn about some of the most common types of attacks.

Today’s cybercriminals are not part-time amateurs or script kiddies, but state-sponsored adversaries and professional criminals looking to steal information. While disruption and vandalism are still prevalent, espionage has replaced hacktivism as the second main driving force behind cyber attacks, after financial profit. Stay on top of your security training and keep tools updated.

According to Check Point Research, in the fourth quarter of 2021, there was an all-time peak in weekly cyber attacks, reaching over 900 attacks per organization, while IT Governance reported 34.9 million records breached in June 2022 alone.

A RiskIQ study estimated that cybercrime costs organizations $1.79 million every minute.

Make sure your team is properly trained, focused, and using preventative tools like CheckPoint Harmony to keep these types of issues out of your email and onto your servers.

Learn more on this topic by Michael Cobb.