Research published PrivacyAffairs shows a rapid increase in the frequency of state-sponsored cyber attacks and draws severe conclusions on the way the world could be heading from the perspective of geopolitical cyber attacks.
An October 2019 study into cyberwarfare attacks shows a 440% increase in global cyberwarfare attacks between 2009 and 2018, of which 26.3% targeted the USA.
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We are a team of cybersecurity professionals covering a wide range of topics related to cybersecurity, data breaches, hacks, and privacy-related questions.
The goal os this is to publish pertinent cybersecurity guides and research as well as cover and analyze data breaches with the hopes of educating the public on how to avoid and prevent them.
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