Cybercriminals don't rest, as is obvious. More and more attacks are occurring. In this first half of 2021. The most prominent of them, Ransomware, has already matched the figures of the entire year in this period 2020. SonicWall, a firewall manufacturer, provides figures for these attacks, and they are staggering figures.
Bill Conner, CEO and President of SonicWall, states that in a year where anxiety and uncertainties after the pandemic are prominent, cybercriminals have shifted into high gear with their attacks. The latest figures show how increasingly sophisticated techniques are being used and how they are increasingly adapting to the context. In an environment where remote work still predominates, organizations are not able to keep up with the pace of criminals.
By country, where attacks have increased the most is in the United States and the United Kingdom, con un 185 and a 144% increase, respectively. The list continues with Germany, South Africa and Brazil.
The most surprising thing about the figures published by SonicWall is the decrease in malware attacks, with a drop of 24%. This is mainly because criminals can gain more economic profit through ransomware attacks.
On the other hand, Cryptojacking, I mean, the mining of cryptocurrencies through compromised computers, also shows a small increase of 23% compared to last year.
At last, we cannot overlook the Internet of Things, IoT. This is a new attack vector and a 15% increase in cases in the United States has been noted, compared to an increase of 113 and 190% in Europe and Asia, respectively, de malware específico para estos dispositivos.
Cada vez hay más ciberataques y nosotros, los usuarios, debemos estar listos para ello. No debemos confiar en la información recibida ni hacer clic en enlaces sospechosos. También debemos contar con buenos programas Antivirus y, above all, common sense.
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