Encryption-based threats grow by 260% in 2020

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New Zscaler threat research reveals the emerging techniques and impacted industries behind a 260-percent spike in attacks using encrypted channels to bypass legacy security controls. Showing that cybercriminals will not be dissuaded by a global health crisis, they targeted the healthcare industry the most. Following healthcare, the research revealed the top industries under attack by SSL-based threats were: 1. Healthcare: 1.6 billion (25.5 percent) 2. Finance and Insurance: 1.2 billion (18.3 percent) 3. Manufacturing: 1.1 … More

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