The Most Common Cyber Attacks Against Businesses

I recently shared a post on data breaches - and steps you can take to prevent them. It focused on the most famous cyberattacks in history. 

Visualcapitalist and Global X ETFs just put out a visualization that shows the most common attacks your business may face. 

 

Global X via visualcapitalist

Cyberattacks are at an all-time high – and the more people you have in your business, the more likely you are to have exploitable weaknesses. For example, the World Economic Forum's Global Risk Report for 2022 stated that ransomware attacks have increased by 435% since 2020. 

It's also worth noting that these numbers are likely understated, as companies are likely to downplay and hide security incidents.  

Likewise, there is exponential growth in computer use, data production, apps and services (connected through your handphone, devices, or computers), and connected nodes in the internet-of-things (including garage doors, security systems, and a host of connected devices).

As some things become easier, other things get harder.  Said another way, sometimes peril comes with progress.

Stay safe.