"Escalating Cyber Threats: Bots, Fraud Farms, and Cryptojacking Surge, Urgently Requiring Attention"
The motivations and methods behind cyberattacks are varied. Cybercriminals exploit flaws in cybersecurity defenses as they try to compromise sensitive data, disrupt critical systems, or hold organizations hostage for the purpose of financial gain, political agendas, or pure malice. Therefore, it is essential to stay ahead of cyber adversaries by understanding current threats and using a proactive approach to anticipating and mitigating future risks. Help Net Security has provided excerpts from cyberattack surveys covered in 2023. According to Arkose Labs, bots and human fraud farms were responsible for billions of attacks in the first half of 2023 and into the third quarter. These attacks accounted for 73 percent of all measured website and app traffic. This article continues to discuss the key findings regarding cyber threats in 2023.
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