“1,070 percent increase in ransomware attacks year-over-year between July 2020 and June 2021″ (Microsoft, 2022)
A joint report by Britain, the US and Australia highlights the sophisticated international threat from organised cyber attacks. Universities and schools were among the top targets in UK according to the NCSC.
Joint advisory highlights increased globalised threat of… – NCSC.GOV.UK
Russian ransomware attacks increased during 2021, joint review finds | Cybercrime | The Guardian
Ransomware-as-a-service rocketing, warns UK, US, Australia • The Register
Further Reading
References
Microsoft 2022: Microsoft Security Report, 9 February, 2022. Link https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2022/02/09/cybersecurity-threats-are-always-changing-staying-on-top-of-them-is-vital-getting-ahead-of-them-is-paramount/