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Cyberattacks Skyrocket: Education Industry Under Siege as Threats Surge 53%
Education and Research are the prime targets in the relentless surge of cyberattacks, facing over 3,341 attacks per organization weekly. Hackers are exploiting their vast troves of sensitive data and weak defenses.
Hot Take:
If the cyber-world was a battlefield, Education and Research would be the poor foot soldiers right in the line of fire, while AI and ML are the villainous masterminds giving every hacker a PhD in mayhem.
Key Points:
- Cyberattacks increased by 30% year-on-year, with 1,636 attacks per organization per week globally.
- Education and Research sectors are the hardest hit, facing 3,341 attacks per organization per week.
- The Manufacturing industry has the highest percentage of publicly extorted ransomware attacks.
- Latin America saw the biggest growth in cyberattacks, with a 53% year-on-year increase.
- AI and ML are enabling even low-level threat actors to launch sophisticated attacks.
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