Ransomware attacks on corporate users in the UAE decreased by 10% in Q2 2023 compared to Q1>
– Press Release
In 2022, the average cost of a ransomware attack was US$4.54 million (according to IBM’s data breach report), and Kaspersky solutions detected over 74.2M attempted ransomware attacks (20% increase to 2021).According to Kaspersky Security Network data, in Q2 2023 the number of ransomware attack attempts in the UAE decreased by 9.5% from Q1 to Q2 2023.” Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business, Kaspersky Small Office Security and Kaspersky Internet Security have demonstrated 100 percent effectiveness against ransomware attacks in Advanced Threat Protection Test assessments by AV-TEST.-Ends- To protect yourself and your business from ransomware attacks, consider following the rules proposed by Kaspersky: Do not expose remote desktop/management services (such as RDP, MSSQL, etc.)Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Kenya: Ransomware turbulence: attacks fluctuate and are increasingly dangerous UAE: Ransomware attacks in the UAE decreased by 9.5% from Q1 to Q2 2023 Turkiye: Ransomware attacks on corporate users in Turkiye increased by 8% in Q2 2023 compared to Q1 South Africa: In Q2 2023 ransomware attacks in South Africa increased by 10% compared to Q1 Nigeria: Ransomware attacks in Nigeria increased by 7% in H1 2023 compared to H1 2022.
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