According to the latest semi-annual report on the global threat landscape of FortiGuard LabsPanama received 1.4 billion cyberattack attempts in 2022, according to data from FortiGuard Labs, the threat intelligence and analysis laboratory of cybersecurity leader Fortinet.
The Latin American and Caribbean region suffered more than 360 billion cyber attack attempts in 2022. Mexico received the most attempted attacks (187 billion), followed by Brazil (103 billion), Colombia (20 billion ) and Peru (15 billion).
“For cyber adversaries, maintaining access and evading detection is no small feat as cyber defenses continue to advance to protect organizations today. To counteract, adversaries are adding more reconnaissance techniques and deploying more sophisticated attack alternatives to carry out their destructive intent with advanced and persistent threat methods such as wiper malware or other evolved attacks,” says Derek Manky, chief security strategist and Global Vice President of Threat Intelligence at FortiGuard Labs.
“To protect against these advanced cybercrime tactics, organizations must focus on enabling coordinated and actionable threat intelligence powered by real-time machine learning across all security devices to detect suspicious actions and initiate coordinated mitigation across the surface. of extended attack”, added Manky.
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