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Latest Cybersecurity Threats

How to Detect and Mitigate Them

Learn why organizations globally are engaged in digital transformation.

  • $9.44 million is the average cost of a data breach in the US.
  • 83% of consumers stop business with an org after a breach.
  • 3 out of 4 web apps have a high-severity vulnerability.

2023 Greatest Cyber Threats

This whitepaper looks at the most significant cybersecurity threats organizations are currently facing and how to detect and mitigate them in order to protect your customers, your brand, and your bottom line.

Ransomware

Ransomware continues its reign as one of the top threats – present in 24% of all security breaches.

Phishing

Phishing attacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated and harder to detect. It takes an average of 295 days on average to find and contain.

DDoS Attacks

DDoS attacks can be launched from a large number of compromised devices, also known as botnets, that are infected by malware. They’re hard to trace and attacks are growing 57% YoY.

Zero-Day Exploits

Some of last year’s highest-profile security incidents were attributed to zero-day vulnerabilities found in open-source software. The number of new vulnerabilities continues to grow.

Advanced Persistent Threats (APT)

APTs quickly get backdoor access to critical services by targeting the weakest part of an organization’s system. The APT market will be worth an estimated $12.5 billion by 2025.

Bot Attacks

Some bots are essential to the functioning of an online business, but bad bots could cause severe damage to an organization. One in four organizations have lost $500k from a single bot attack.

“Utilizing edge-enabled security solutions that are massively scalable and improve both the security and observability of the network and application traffic, as well as the performance and reliability of your applications.”

“Adding fuel to the fire, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency recently added 66 new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog.”

 

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Learn how to protect your customers, your brand, and your bottom line against the latest cybersecurity threats.