Cybersecurity threatscape 2018: trends and forecasts

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Cybersecurity threatscape 2018: trends and forecasts
https://www.ptsecurity.com/ww-en/analytics/cybersecurity-threatscape-2018/

In this report, Positive Technologies experts share information on the most important IT security threats. This review will briefly summarize the outcomes of 2018 and expectations for 2019.
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Blog entry: Positive Technologies: healthcare institutions received more attacks than the finance sector in 2018

Summarizing the outcomes of 2018, the report ‘Cybersecurity Threatscape 2018: Trends and Forecasts’ by Positive Technologies noted an increase in the share of targeted attacks that grew throughout the year, reaching 62 percent in Q4. By and large, targeted attacks became the favorite method of attackers (55 percent) in 2018, unlike the previous year.

In 2018, the number of unique incidents grew by 27 percent compared to the previous year. Attacker activity was at its peak in February, May, July, and at the end of the year, which according to experts can be linked to major sports competitions, such as the Winter Olympic Games and the FIFA World Cup.

Almost a quarter of attacks (23 percent) hit individuals. As for organisations, government institutions suffered in 19 percent of cases, whereas healthcare and financial institutions were targeted in 11 and 10 percent of cases, respectively.
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