Now more than ever, it is time to consider a consolidated safety approach for preventive control from end to extreme, guaranteeing that it is completely protected against next -generation cyber attacks.
To deepen the problem, Check Point Research has published the first global cyber attack report of this first 2023 quarter, showing a growth of up to 7% in the weekly attacks with respect to the same period of the previous year.
“Although some countries are showing signs of a slower increase in cyber attacks, companies and governments should not lower their guard. Building a resilient environment, based on prevention and consolidation, is crucial to mitigate risks,” explains Eusebio Nieva, technical director of Check Point Software for Spain and Portugal.
Global level in cyberbrains
- Global data by industry: Education / Research Esector was the most affected in number of incidents; The government / military sector was the second most attacked with an average of 1,725 attacks per week; While the health sector experienced a significant increase in attacks with an average of 1,684 weekly attacks, marking a substantial increase of 22% compared to the previous year. However, the most significant change occurred in the retail / wholesale sector, which experienced the largest year -on -year increase of 49%, with an average of 1,079 attacks per week.
Cyber attacks continue to increase globally: Spain starts 2023 with an average of 1,252 attacks per week
- Global data by region: The African region had the largest number of weekly cyberbrains per organization, with an average of 1,983 attacks, however showing a marginal decrease of 2% compared to the first quarter of 2022. On the contrary, the Asia and Pacific region (APAC) experienced a more significant year -on -year increase, with an increase of 16% and an average of 1,835 attacks by organization; followed by the North America Region, which experienced a 9% year -on -year increase reaching 950 average weekly attacks per organization. Entering more detail, in the specific case of Spain, you can see an 8% reduction with respect to the same period of the previous year, limiting the incidents to 1,252 cyber attacks per week.
- Ransomware attacks by region: Regarding cyberbrays for ransomware, during this first quarter of 2023 approximately 1 in 31 organizations worldwide experienced one of these attacks weekly, representing a minimum change with a 1% increase compared to the same period in 2022. However, the strong increase in Latin America, which experienced the greatest increase year after year of 28%, when 1 of every 17 organizations affected per week.
- Ransomware attacks by industry: Regarding industry segmentation, the government / military sector was the most affected by ransomware, with an average of 1 in 20 organizations attacked weekly, with a slight decrease of 2% compared to the previous year. Showing a strong increase of 32%, the financial / banking sector took second place with approximately 1 in 25 affected organizations. Thirdly, the education / research industry had 1 in 26 organizations affected by ransomware, showing a decrease of 8% in respect of the last year.
