Weekly cyberattacks worldwide increased by 7% in Q1 2023 compared to the same period last year, with businesses facing an average of 1,248 attacks per week.
This figure comes from Check Point’s latest research report, which also suggests that education and research sectors experienced the most attacks, with an average of 2,507 per week per organization ( 15% increase compared to Q1 2022).
“Although the volume of attacks has increased only slightly, we are witnessing some sophisticated campaigns by cybercriminals finding ways to weaponize legitimate tools for malicious gain.” read the report.
“Recent examples include using ChatGPT for code generation to make it easier for less skilled attackers to launch cyberattacks, trojanizing the 3CX desktop app for supply chain attacks,” Microsoft Message Queuing service exploits critical unacknowledged RCE vulnerability. ”
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Geographically, the APAC region saw the largest year-over-year (YoY) increase in weekly attacks, averaging 1,835 attacks per enterprise (16% more than last year). North America saw a 9% year-over-year increase, averaging 950 attacks per week per organization.
“In the United States, cybersecurity regulations have recently been revised, and regulators are currently considering proposals aimed at improving incident reporting, information disclosure, monitoring, and modernizing outdated laws.” and read research articles.
Check Point’s report also shows that in the first quarter of 2023, 1 in 31 organizations worldwide experienced a weekly ransomware attack.
“This represents a 1% increase compared to the same period in 2022, when a similar number of organizations fell victim to such attacks. We saw the biggest year-on-year increase of 28% when we experienced attacks.”
To defend against such threats, security researchers have developed a series of cyber safety tips, such as keeping computers and servers up to date, conducting regular cyber awareness training, and using better threat prevention tools. recommended.
