Chuck Brooks, President of Brooks Consulting International, is a globally recognized thought leader and subject matter expert Cybersecurity and Emerging Technologies. LinkedIn named Chuck as one of “The Top 5 Tech People to Follow on LinkedIn.
Every year the stats on cyber-attacks seem to get spookier! As we finish October’s Cybersecurity Awareness month, it is a suitable time to review some of the key statistics and trends that can haunt us and help us meet the cybersecurity challenges of the evolving digital ecosystem. There are so many frightening cyber stats that I had room for only a few categories, but they are important ones to know.
Dmitry Raidman, CTO & Co-founder, of the company Cybeats offers excellent advice: “Given its critical nature and unique vulnerabilities, the healthcare sector must adopt a multi-layered approach to combat the rise in ransomware attacks. This means strengthening security through continuous network segmentation, deploying endpoint detection, and enhancing user training, as healthcare systems are only as resilient as their most vulnerable points.
“The 2023 RTF Global Ransomware Incident Map presents the task force’s annual map of ransomware incidents and identifies ransomware trends worldwide. In 2023, the data showed 6,670 ransomware incidents, a 73% year-over-year increase from 2022. This increase is consistent with, which demonstrate an overall increase in ransomware activity and illicit cryptocurrency payments.
This is a particularly frightening statistic, as identity fraud is now being significantly enabled by generative artificial intelligence tools: Regula’s survey data shows a significant rise in the prevalence of video deepfakes, with a 20% increase in companies reporting incidents compared to 2022**. While 29% of fraud decision-makers across Australia, France, Germany, Mexico, Turkey, UAE, UK, and the USA reported encountering video deepfake fraud in 2022, this year’s data — covering the USA, UAE, Mexico, Singapore, and Germany — shows this figure has surged to 49%.
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