With the French government warning ransomware attacks directed at the Olympics are ‘inevitable’, ExtraHop research reveals France experienced the second most ransomware attacks in the last 12 months, just behind the US, with organizations averaging more than nine incidents and paying nearly $2 million in ransoms. Security teams must also be extra vigilant and identify and plug any security blind spots, such as misconfigurations and vulnerabilities, that attackers can exploit to gain access to their data and assets. The French government cyber security agency warned that ransomware attacks directed at the Games would be ‘inevitable’For two years, French officials have been preparing to fight off what they to be an unprecedented level of cyber-attacks at the Games – identifying a ‘kaleidoscope’ of threats that could come from criminal groups, states eager to undermine the Games, “hacktivists” and gamblers. The agency is confident security teams can cope – but said it was “unrealistic” to expect that all attacks could be avoided. Click below to share this article

Source: The North Africa Journal July 24, 2024 08:51 UTC