Cyber attacks by Region (1Q-2023)

The American-Israeli cybersecurity expert company Check Point launched its report on cyber attacks during the first quarter of 2023, where the main threats and trends in cybersecurity were analyzed.

Among what the study found, Check Point highlights the resurgence of old attacks that first appeared in 2017 and 2018, which use the USB ports of computers, as well as an increase in the popularity of phishing for theft. of identities. 

Attacks remain constantly on the rise throughout the world, being one of the biggest concerns for companies and states. The latter wage a real daily battle to control the entry of intruders into their communication networks, with professional companies dedicated to theft. of information espionage at the government level and blockages of links that imply millions of dollars in losses. All of this worries those in charge of state security and is generating a global mobilization of technical capabilities to confront the situation.

Some of the main conclusions were:

• Global weekly attacks increased by 7 1TP3Q in the first quarter of 2023 compared to the same quarter last year, with each organization facing an average of 1,248 attacks per week.

• The education/research sector faced the highest number of attacks, increasing to an average of 2,507 attacks per organization per week, representing an increase of 15 1TP3Q compared to the first quarter of 2022.

• The APAC region (Asia Pacific that includes China, Taiwan, South Korea, Australia among other countries in the area) experienced the largest year-on-year increase in weekly attacks, with an average of 1,835 attacks per organization, an increase of 16 1Q3Q .

• 1 in 31 organizations worldwide suffer a ransomware attack every week.

Think tanks are also a target for cybercriminals since they have different classifications of their information, and they are also institutions that must handle the confidentiality of data with special care, which is why it is necessary that they have access control mechanisms. login privileges and appropriate segmentations that allow you to better manage information management.