Read the original article: Latest CrowdStrike Global Threat Report Finds Healthcare Orgs in the Social Engineering Crosshairs
While the world tried to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, behind the scenes cybercriminals were taking advantage of “fear, concern and curiosity” to perpetrate a record-setting increase in social engineering attacks, according to a new report from CrowdStrike. A solid majority of cyberattacks (79%) resulted from hands-on-keyboard techniques, which means a human being was involved, according to the 2021 CrowdStrike Global Threat Report. Such attacks, the report says, have increased fourfold in the past four years. Healthcare continues to be a favorite target, even after some threat actors vowed to stay away from patient-treatment facilities during the pandemic….
Read the original article: Latest CrowdStrike Global Threat Report Finds Healthcare Orgs in the Social Engineering Crosshairs