Health IT Security October 7, 2020
New Check Point research examines the ransomware threat landscape for Q3 2020, noting a 50 percent increase in daily attacks. The healthcare sector is the most targeted globally.
The frequency of daily ransomware attacks increased 50 percent during the third quarter of 2020 from the first half of the year, with the US healthcare sector the most targeted globally, according to new research from Check Point. Ransomware attacks on the healthcare sector globally have also doubled.
Check Point researchers analyzed data from its threat intelligence engine ThreatCloud, which pulls data from hundreds of millions of sensors worldwide and supported from AI-based engines and research data. Researchers found the US faced the most attacks in Q3, followed by India, Sri...