The Report highlights the main tactics cyber-criminals are using to attack organisations worldwide across all industries, and gives cyber security professionals and C-Level executives the information they need to protect their organisations from today’s fifth-generation cyber-attacks and threats.The first installment of the 2019 report reveals the key malware trends and techniques observed during the past year. Cryptominers have also highly evolved recently to exploit high profile vulnerabilities and to evade sandboxes and security products in order to expand their infection rates. New report shows 20% of companies globally continue to be hit by cryptomining attacks every week; 33% of companies were hit by mobile malware, and just 4% by ransomware in past 12 months. 

Highlights include:Cryptominers dominated the malware landscape: Cryptominers occupied the top four most prevalent malware types and impacted 37% of organisations globally in 2018. "These multi-vector, fast-moving, large-scale Gen V attacks are becoming more and more frequent, and organisations need to adopt a multi-layered cybersecurity strategy that prevents these attacks from taking hold of their networks and data.”Check Point’s 2019 Security Report is based on data from Check Point’s ThreatCloud intelligence, the largest collaborative network for fighting cybercrime which delivers threat data and attack trends from a global network of threat sensors; from Check Point’s research investigations over the last 12 months; and on a brand new survey of IT professionals and C-level executives that assesses their preparedness for today’s threats."From the meteoric rise in cryptomining to massive data breaches and DDoS attacks, there was no shortage of cyber-disruption caused to global organisations over the past year. The report examines the latest emerging threats against various industry sectors, and gives a comprehensive overview of the trends observed in the malware landscape, in emerging data breach vectors, and in nation-state cyber-attacks. Threat actors have a wide range of options available to target and extract revenues from organisations in any sector, and the first instalment of the 2019 Security Report highlights the increasingly stealthy approaches they are currently using,” said Peter Alexander, Chief Marketing China Order made Aluminum ladder manufacturers Officer of Check Point Software Technologies. It also includes expert analysis from Check Point’s thought leaders, to help organisations understand and prepare themselves for today’s and tomorrow’s complex threat landscape. Bot infections were instrumental in nearly half (49%) of organisations experiencing a DDoS attack in 2018.. The 2019 Security Report offers knowledge, insights and recommendations on how to prevent these attacks

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