The most searched for cyber attacks across the world
- Around the world, searches for DDoS attacks are the most common, with over 94,000 searches
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In the last year, there were over 350,000 global searches on cyber threats
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DDoS attacks are the biggest concern globally, totalling 94,750 searches
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DDoS attacks dominate searches across 95 countries including Australia, Canada, the USA, the UK, and China
Top 10 most searched for cyber threats globally
|
Rank |
Keyword |
Total |
|
1 |
DDoS attack |
94,750 |
|
2 |
Phishing attack |
47,120 |
|
3 |
Cross site scripting |
34,770 |
|
4 |
Brute force attack |
30,990 |
|
5 |
Ransomware attack |
29,090 |
|
6 |
DOS attack |
28,640 |
|
7 |
Social engineering attack |
21,850 |
|
8 |
IP spoofing |
13,810 |
|
9 |
Zero day exploit |
12,430 |
|
10 |
Advanced persistent threats |
9,350 |
François Amigorena, CEO at IS Decisions comments on the research:
“Attack methods are always evolving. There is no single, standalone layer of protection that guarantees 100% cyber threat prevention across all of an organization’s IT assets.
“But IT leaders can mitigate threats with multiple layers of protection that focus on access, the common activity across nearly all attack patterns. The logon provides one of the clearest indicators of compromise and is the best place to automatically take action before damage is done."
