In September 2021, the average weekly number of attacks on each organization globally reached its peak with over 870 attacks. contributed photoAsia Pacific (APAC) is the second most targeted region for cyberattacks with an average of 1,299 weekly attacks per organization, after Africa with an average of 1,615 weekly attacks per organization. Organizations in Africa experienced the highest volume of attacks so far in 2021, a 15-percent increase from last year. The average weekly number of impacted organizations in this sector in 2021 is one out of 36 (32 percent increase from 2020). The malware type, which has impacted organizations the most, is the botnet with an average of over eight percent of organizations being impacted weekly (a 9-percent decrease from 2020).

Source: Manila Times October 09, 2021 13:28 UTC