Health IT Security January 11, 2023
Jill McKeon

Healthcare, education, and government were the three industries most impacted by cyberattacks in 2022, new data from Check Point Research suggests.

Global cyberattacks increased by 38 percent in 2022 compared to 2021, new data from Check Point Research revealed. Healthcare was one of the three most attacked industries in 2022 according to Check Point Research data, along with the government and education sectors.

“Several cyber threat trends are all happening at once,” the report noted. “For one, the ransomware ecosystem is continuing to evolve and grow with smaller, more agile criminal groups that form to evade law enforcement.”

What’s more, hackers are increasingly targeting business collaboration tools used by remote workers and leveraging the rapid digital shift that many companies...

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