Cyber threats: What’s new, old and trending

For the third year in a row, ransomware remains the top attack type for 2021 ranking as 21% of all cyber attacks.

RANSOMWARE REIGNS SUPREME

In 2021, Microsoft, Apple and Google were mimicked in phishing attempts with 41% of attacks exploiting phishing for access.

PHISHING STILL HOOKS USERS

Phishing adds voice phishing tactic (vishing) to its campaigns increasing the average click rate from 17.8% to 53.2%.

VISHING SURFACES AS NEW TACTIC

2021 saw a 33% increase in incidents caused by vulnerability exploitation, with four out of five being new,  like Log4j. 

NEW weaknesses EXPLOITED

74% of IoT device attacks originated from Mozi botnet in 2021.

MOZI BOTNET  TARGETS IOT

Manufacturing becomes top target for cyber attacks, accounting for 23.2% of 2021 attacks and 61%  of OT-connected incidents.

OT RECON ON HIGH

Reconnaissance of internet accessible SCADA Modbus OT devices by attackers has increased by 2,204% over nine months in 2021.

FIGHTING BACK

A zero trust approach with multifactor authentication and least privilege  can help to dramatically decrease attack risk.

X-FORCE THREAT INTELLIGENCE

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