Friday, April 22, 2016

Cyberattacks grow against manufacturing, healthcare companies

A new report that inquires the shifting direction of cyberattacks noted attackers turning their attention away from the financial services sector, in favor of attacks against manufacturing and healthcare agencies.


The IBM X-Force Cyber Security Intelligence Index report gives insights into cyberattacks targeting private sector companies. The study monitored 8,000 clients during a 12-month time, from the month of January until the end of December 2015.


The study discovered that healthcare companies got the most cyberattacks of any other industry during the year 2015, confirming recent reports of an increase in new strains of ransomware, and many other vulnerabilities that threaten the healthcare sector.

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