Attackers took advantage of the nearly 50% increase in vulnerabilities in industrial control systems (ICS), which manufacturing and energy depend on.Īsia-Pacific region accounted for 25% of all attacks observed by IBM Security X-Force in 2020, up from 22% as observed in the region in 2019. IBM says that manufacturing and energy were the most attacked industries in 2020, second only to the finance and insurance sector. “Many organisations were pushed to the front lines of response efforts for the first time – whether to support Covid-19 research, uphold vaccine and food supply chains, or produce personal protective equipment.”Ĭyberattacks on healthcare, manufacturing, and energy doubled from the year prior, with threat actors targeting organisations that could not afford downtime due to risks of disrupting medical efforts or critical supply chains. “In essence, the pandemic reshaped what is considered critical infrastructure today, and attackers took note,” says Nick Rossmann, global threat intelligence lead, IBM Security X-Force. It highlights that attackers pivoted their attacks to businesses for which global Covid-19 response efforts heavily relied, such as hospitals, medical and pharmaceutical manufacturers, as well as energy companies powering the Covid-19 supply chain. The Threat Intelligence Index is based on insights and observations from monitoring over 150 billion security events per day in more than 130 countries. Recently, IBM Security released the 2021 X-Force Threat Intelligence Index highlighting how cyberattacks evolved in 2020. WhatsApp tips and tricks: Step by step guide to scheduling your messages on Android and iOS
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