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Cymulate research reveals unique threats in the wild rose by over 35% in 2021

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While the majority of companies are at medium risk of attacks, the technology sector is the most vulnerable followed by critical infrastructure and manufacturing.

Key Points: 
  • While the majority of companies are at medium risk of attacks, the technology sector is the most vulnerable followed by critical infrastructure and manufacturing.
  • Risks to the technology industry increased dramatically in 2021 from 2020 with a rise in spear phishing attacks attempting to gain a foothold.
  • The Americas are the most vulnerable region, with the most immediate threats from Data Exfiltration and WAF, while APAC had the most phishing attempts.
  • The Cymulate risk score provides a quantifiable metric that enables customers to prioritize their mitigation activity, track performance and benchmark themselves over time.

Cymulate research reveals unique threats in the wild rose by over 35% in 2021

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
WAF, API, Awareness, Solution, Log4j, MFA, Microsoft Macro Assembler, Data exfiltration, Risk, Web application firewall, Microsoft, Adobe, TeamTNT, CEO, Movement, APAC, Extension, Organization, Research report, Gaps, Entrepreneurship, APT29, Intelligence, TEL, Active Directory, MITRE, Risk management, Medical device

NEW YORK and TEL AVIV, Israel, Feb. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cymulate, the Extended Security Posture Management market leader, today announced a summary of its platform usage in 2021 illustrating that web application firewalls are the least effective security solutions, making them prime target for adversaries and high risk points for organizations.

Key Points: 
  • While the majority of companies are at medium risk of attacks, the technology sector is the most vulnerable followed by critical infrastructure and manufacturing.
  • Risks to the technology industry increased dramatically in 2021 from 2020 with a rise in spear phishing attacks attempting to gain a foothold.
  • The Americas are the most vulnerable region, with the most immediate threats from Data Exfiltration and WAF, while APAC had the most phishing attempts.
  • The Cymulate risk score provides a quantifiable metric that enables customers to prioritize their mitigation activity, track performance and benchmark themselves over time.