cxo voice
  • Home
  • Technology
    • AI
    • Cloud
    • Telecom
    • Data Center
    • BPM
    • Blockchain
  • Finance
    • Banking
  • Cyber Security
  • View Points
  • Leaders Talk
  • News
  • Press Release
    • Submit Press Release
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Technology
    • AI
    • Cloud
    • Telecom
    • Data Center
    • BPM
    • Blockchain
  • Finance
    • Banking
  • Cyber Security
  • View Points
  • Leaders Talk
  • News
  • Press Release
    • Submit Press Release
No Result
View All Result
Leaders Talk and Latest Tech News | CXO VOICE
No Result
View All Result
Home News Cyber Security

Cyberattacks against organizations increased by an average of 50% in 2021, compared to 2020

News Desk by News Desk
January 24, 2022
cyberattacks

Check Point has released its 2022 Cybersecurity Report. SolarWinds cyber attack at the beginning of the year, which showed an entirely new level of sophistication and spread, all the way through to December and the influx of Apache Log4j vulnerability exploitations, the 2022 Security Report reveals the key attack vectors and techniques witnessed during this research. In 2021, companies underwent 50% more weekly cyberattacks than in 2020. The Education/Research sector experienced 1605 weekly cyberattacks, almost 75% increased. Government/Military followed this with 1136 weekly cyberattacks (47% increase) and Communications with 1079 weekly attacks (51% increase). 

Software Application vendors underwent enormous year-on-year growth (146%), which goes hand-in-hand with the ever-increasing trend of software supply chain attacks observed in 2021. In addition, this last year has also seen evolving attacks on mobile devices, an increase in significant cloud services vulnerabilities, and the return of the notorious Emotet botnet.

Highlights from the 2022 Check Point Security Report include

  • Supply chain attacks: the notorious SolarWinds attack laid the footings for a supply chain attack frenzy. 2021 saw multiple sophisticated cyberattacks such as Codecov in April and Kaseya in July, concluding with the Log4j vulnerability that was exposed in December. The striking impact achieved by this one vulnerability in an open-source library demonstrates the immense inherent risk in software supply chains. 
  • Cyber-attacks disrupting everyday life: 2021 saw many cyberattacks targeting crucial infrastructure, which led to a massive disruption to individuals’ day-to-day lives and even threatened their sense of physical security. 
  • Cloud services under attack: Cloud solution provider vulnerabilities became more alarming in 2021 than previously. The vulnerabilities uncovered throughout the year have allowed attackers, for varying timeframes, to execute arbitrary code, escalate to root privileges, access mass amounts of private content, and even cross between different environments.
  • Developments in the mobile landscape: Throughout the year, attackers have increasingly used smishing (SMS phishing) for malware distribution and have invested substantial efforts in hacking social media accounts to obtain access to mobile devices. 
  • The continued digitization of the banking sector in 2021 led to the introduction of various apps designed to limit face-to-face interactions, which has led to the distribution of new threats.
  • Cracks in the ransomware ecosystem: Governments and law enforcement agencies changed their stance on organized ransomware groups in 2021, turning from preemptive and reactive measures to proactive offensive operations against the ransomware groups, their funds, and supporting infrastructure. The major shift happened following the Colonial Pipeline incident in May, making the Biden administration realize they had to step up efforts to combat this threat.
  • Return of Emotet: One of the most dangerous and infamous botnets in history, is back. Since Emotet’s November return, CPR found the malware’s activity to be at least 50% of the level seen in January 2021, shortly before its initial takedown. This rising trend continued throughout December with several end-of-year campaigns, and is expected to continue well into 2022, at least until the next takedown attempt.

“In a year that began with the fallout from one of the most devastating supply chain attacks in history, we’ve seen threat actors grow in confidence and sophistication,” said Maya Horowitz, VP Research at Check Point Software. “This culminated in the Log4j vulnerability exploit which, yet again, caught the security community off-guard and brought to the fore the sheer level of risk inherent in software supply chains. In the months between, we saw cloud services under attack, threat actors increasing their focus on mobile devices, the Colonial Pipeline held to ransom, and the resurgence of one of the most dangerous botnets in history.”

Maya continued: “But it’s not all doom and gloom. We also saw cracks in the ransomware ecosystem widen in 2021, as governments and law enforcement agencies around the world resolved to take a tougher stance on ransomware groups in particular. Instead of relying on reactive and remedial action, some shocking events woke governments up to the fact that they needed to take a more proactive approach to dealing with cyber risk. That same philosophy extends to businesses too, who can no longer afford to take a disjointed, siloed, reactionary approach to dealing with threats. They need 360-degree visibility, real-time threat intelligence, and a security infrastructure that can be mobilized in an effective, joined-up manner.”

The ‘Cyber Attack Trends: 2022 Security Report’ gives a detailed overview of the cyber-threat landscape. These findings are based on data drawn from Check Point Software’s ThreatCloud Intelligence between January and December 2021, highlighting cybercriminals key tactics to attack businesses. 

ADVERTISEMENT
Also Read: What is Remote Access Trojan (RAT)? How did an Indian hacking group infect itself with RAT
News Desk

News Desk

by CXO VOICE team memebrs, [email protected]

Related Posts

HCLTech and Equinor
Business

HCLTech and Equinor Strengthen Partnership to Propel Digital Transformation

July 3, 2025
Enterprise Software
Business

The Future of Enterprise Software: Embracing Multimodality

July 3, 2025
Juniper Networks
Business

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Acquires Juniper Networks to offer a comprehensive, cloud-native, AI-driven portfolio

July 3, 2025
Technology

Samsung Launches Skill Development Center at the Government Polytechnic in KGF

July 2, 2025
Premier League
Technology

Premier League Teams Up with Microsoft for Innovative Fan Experience

July 2, 2025
mimik and Tech Mahindra
AI

mimik and Tech Mahindra Launch Agentic AI Production Center to Revolutionize Autonomous AI Development

July 2, 2025
Hinshaw
People

Genpact Welcomes John M. Hinshaw to Board of Directors

July 2, 2025
LTIMindTree GCC
News

LTIMindtree Introduces GCC-as-a-Service for those who want to set up Global Capability Centers

July 1, 2025
Load More
ADVERTISEMENT

Latest Updates

HCLTech and Equinor

HCLTech and Equinor Strengthen Partnership to Propel Digital Transformation

by News Desk
15 hours ago

Enterprise Software

The Future of Enterprise Software: Embracing Multimodality

by Deepa Sharma
17 hours ago

Juniper Networks

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Acquires Juniper Networks to offer a comprehensive, cloud-native, AI-driven portfolio

by News Desk
18 hours ago

Samsung Launches Skill Development Center at the Government Polytechnic in KGF

by News Desk
2 days ago

Premier League

Premier League Teams Up with Microsoft for Innovative Fan Experience

by News Desk
2 days ago

mimik and Tech Mahindra

mimik and Tech Mahindra Launch Agentic AI Production Center to Revolutionize Autonomous AI Development

by News Desk
2 days ago

Expert Views

Opinion

When AI Empowers Both Networks and Hackers: The New Battlefield for India’s Telecoms

May 20, 2025
Molly Sands AI
AI

AI RIP: 5 Things Knowledge Workers Will Say ‘Sayonara’ to in the Next Decade

March 8, 2025
multi cloud
Cloud

Multi-Cloud Made Simple: Strategies for Smart Business Management

March 5, 2025
Soft Skills
Opinion

Soft Skills and Technical Know-How: A Winning Combination in the Tech Industry

March 4, 2025
Digital Freedom
Cyber Security

Your Data, Their Gold: The Silent Battle for Digital Freedom

February 25, 2025

Get Latest Update

Subscribe to our mailing list to receives newsletter direct to your inbox!

ADVERTISEMENT

Leaders Interviews

Steve Wilson, GenAI Cybersecurity LLMs
Cyber Security

How effective is GenAI in cybersecurity? The role of LLMs and AI in security solutions. [Interview with Steve Wilson]

-
Interview on Counterfeit products with Nikhil Narayan
Leaders Talk

Advancements in ML & AI made it possible to detect counterfeit products in real-time, says Nikhil Narayan

-
Newgenone bridges the gap between business users and IT teams with its low code capability: Varun Goswami
Leaders Talk

Newgenone bridges the gap between business users and IT teams with its low code capability: Varun Goswami

-
AI chatbots, Prasanna-Kumar
Leaders Talk

Can AI chatbots enhance customer experience and reduce the cost of serving customers?

-

Entrepreneur

Samsung Electronics appoints its first female president

Inspiring Women Entrepreneurs in India (2022)

Technology Adoption For Entrepreneurs

Volunteering management is the need of the Hour

CXOVoice.com is a leading online publication for CXOs, entrepreneurs, senior leaders, developers, and industry professionals. Our coverage spans key sectors, including IT, technology, banking, finance, cybersecurity, engineering, and automobiles.

Connect with us

Easy Links

  • Cryptocurrency
  • Event
  • Blockchain
  • Press Release
  • Resources & Downloads

Write Us

[email protected]
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Advertise
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Feedback

Copyright © 2025 CXOVoice - All Right Reserved

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist

Our Spring Sale Has Started

You can see how this popup was set up in our step-by-step guide: https://wppopupmaker.com/guides/auto-opening-announcement-popups/

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Technology
    • AI
    • Cloud
    • Telecom
    • Data Center
    • BPM
    • Blockchain
  • Finance
    • Banking
  • Cyber Security
  • View Points
  • Leaders Talk
  • News
  • Press Release
    • Submit Press Release

Copyright © 2025 CXOVoice - All Right Reserved