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ENISA threat report for 2021

The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) has recently released its Threat Landscape 2021 Report, where it has identified prime threats, major trends observed with respect to threats, threat actors and attack techniques, and some suggested mitigation measures.

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Plenty of phishing going on

Data breaches costed companies $4.24 million per incident on average–the highest cost in the 17-year history of the report. It turns out that security incidents became more costly (10 percent more than last year) and more difficult to contain due to drastic operational shifts during the pandemic.

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Emerging developments in ransomware

Instances of ransomware have exploded in the past five years. In 2020 alone, it is estimated that the total cost to Canadian organizations in paid ransoms and lost productivity was US$4 billion.

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