{"id":4361,"date":"2023-02-28T15:20:48","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T15:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nebrcentre.co.uk\/?p=4361"},"modified":"2023-02-28T15:20:48","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T15:20:48","slug":"uk-suffers-more-cyber-attacks-than-any-other-eu-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/uk-suffers-more-cyber-attacks-than-any-other-eu-country\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Suffers More Cyber Attacks Than Any Other EU Country"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm.com\/reports\/threat-intelligence\">IBM\u2019s X-Force Threat Intelligence Index report<\/a>&nbsp;has revealed that the UK was the most attacked country in Europe in 2022, accounting for 43% of cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most-attacked industries were reported to be professional services, consumer services, and finance and insurance \u2013 each ranked 25% of reports.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Exploitation of system vulnerabilities, including backdoor access, increased over the past 12 months, accounting for 21% of cases.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Remote access tools \u2013 linked to the increase in remote work for many organisations \u2013 accounted for 10% of these reports.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some good news is that the frequency of spear phishing attacks appears to have decreased, as these attacks accounted for 14% of all incidents, compared to 42% in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IBM suggests that the reduction of successful spear phishing attacks may be linked to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/security-awareness-training\/\">better user awareness<\/a>, increased email security, and better online defences to prevent malware or other malicious viruses from infecting systems.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you want to find out how to improve your online security, please contact&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:enquiries@nebrcentre.co.uk\"><strong>enquiries@nebrcentre.co.uk<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sign up for our\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/core-membership-sign-up\/\"><strong>free core membership<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0to access a wealth of handy online\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/resources\/\"><strong>resources<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0and stay up to date with the latest\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/news\/\"><strong>cyber security news<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/\">NEBRC<\/a>\u00a0is a non-profit organisation that seeks to educate,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/news\/\">inform<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/services\/\">support<\/a>\u00a0businesses across the UK on how to stay safe online through strong cyber security practices.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IBM\u2019s X-Force Threat Intelligence Index report&nbsp;has revealed that the UK was the most attacked country in Europe in 2022, accounting for 43% of cases. 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