Check Point researchers issue warning to organizations worldwide against surging ransomware threats, after conducting a study that revealed a 50% jump in the daily average of ransomware attacks in the last 3 months alone, compared to the first half of 2020.
Security researchers at Check Point conducted a global study that showed significant increase in ransomware threat frequency within the past 3 months. By leveraging their threat intelligence engine, Threat Cloud, Check Point researchers calculated a number of insights and observations around the latest global ransomware trends. Threat Cloud is derived from hundreds of millions of sensors worldwide that are supplemented with AI-based engines and exclusive research data from Check Point Research.
Key Insights
Why Now? Check Point’s Head of Threat Intelligence, Lotem Finkelsteen, explains:
“Ransomware is breaking records in 2020. Ransomware trends began with the advent of the coronavirus pandemic, as organizations scrambled to enact remote workforces, leaving significant gaps in their IT systems. However, the last three months alone have shown alarming surges of ransomware attacks. The natural follow-up question is why now? I think some of the primary drivers are:
Unfortunately, I suspect ransomware threats to get far more worse as we turn the new year. I strongly urge organizations everywhere to be extra vigilant.”
How Organizations can Protect themselves