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The Ongoing Cyber Threat to Critical Infrastructure

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Security breaches in this sector can be incredibly disruptive to society and are attracting considerable attention from governments and regulatory bodies around the world. The threat of attacks against Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) – energy, utilities, telecommunications, and transportation – is now front of mind for many.

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The Scammers’ Playbook: How Cybercriminals Get Ahold of Your Data

eSecurity Planet

Finance and insurance finished a close second at 22.4%. Finance and insurance companies were particularly vulnerable to the sort of phishing scams we’re talking about. In 2020 alone, 79 ransomware attacks were conducted against government entities in the U.S., of cyber attacks IBM handled. 70% of attacks were on banks.