Threat Actors Are Moving Faster Than Ever: SonicWall Warns SMBs and Highlights the Importance of Not Fighting Alone
- 61% of the time hackers exploit new vulnerabilities within 2 days – compared to what can take the average organization 120-150* days to apply a patch
- SonicWall detected 210,258 'never-before-seen' malware variants – 637 each day
- In APAC, Malware (-6%), intrusion attempts (-4%), and cryptojacking (-39%) are down, while IoT attacks have surged by 109%
- Ransomware intensifies in North America (+8%) and explodes in LATAM (+259%)
- Malware trended up 8% YoY, including a massive 92% spike in May alone
- IoT attacks (+124%) and encrypted threats (+93%) continue to climb globally
- Identity, cloud, and credential compromise account for 85% actionable alerts
SINGAPORE - Media OutReach Newswire - 26 February 2025 - SonicWall today released the 2025 SonicWall Annual Cyber Threat Report, revealing a continued onslaught of cyberattacks on small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs).
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