Among the Center for Strategic and International Studies report's key findings: while real strides have been made in the way government and industry work together on cybersecurity issues, both sectors are still struggling to normalize baseline protections that are routinely exploited by malicious hacking groups.
Threat actors continue to target victims through exploitative and manipulative messaging, whether it's related to tax season, humanitarian aid in Ukraine, or the need for health supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Small and medium-sized businesses have experienced twice as many attacks last year as in 2020, mostly due to increasing bot traffic, with business websites having 2,306 more bot visits each on average than in 2020.
A Cisco Talos report showed that the BlackCat ransomware gang, also known as ALPHV, and the BlackMatter ransomware operation had significant similarities in tactics, techniques, and procedures.
Ransomware groups have hit 2,860 major organizations last year, up from 1,460 in 2020, with most of the targeted entities located in the US, Canada, Australia, Germany, France, and Japan.
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