Between November 2021 and October 2022, the financial industry was the most targeted by basic web application attacks worldwide. Institutions in this sector saw 173 such incidents in the measured period. The second-most targeted was the information sector, with 173 attacks, while the professional sector ranked third, experiencing 113 incidents of basic web application attacks.
Global industry sectors most targeted by basic web application attacks from November 2021 to October 2022
excluding incidents and breaches affecting individuals that cannot be tied to an organizational attribute loss
Supplementary notes
The source adds the following information: "All incidents included in this report were reviewed and converted (if necessary) into the VERIS framework to create a common, anonymous aggregate data set.
The incident must have at least seven enumerations (e.g., threat actor variety, threat action category, variety of integrity loss, et al.) across 34 fields OR be a DDoS attack. Exceptions are given to confirmed data breaches with less than seven enumerations . The incident must have at least one known VERIS threat action category (hacking, malware, etc.).
We also exclude incidents and breaches affecting individuals that cannot be tied to an organizational attribute loss."
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Verizon. (June 6, 2023). Global industry sectors most targeted by basic web application attacks from November 2021 to October 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/221293/cyber-crime-target-industries/
Verizon. "Global industry sectors most targeted by basic web application attacks from November 2021 to October 2022." Chart. June 6, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/221293/cyber-crime-target-industries/
Verizon. (2023). Global industry sectors most targeted by basic web application attacks from November 2021 to October 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/221293/cyber-crime-target-industries/
Verizon. "Global Industry Sectors Most Targeted by Basic Web Application Attacks from November 2021 to October 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/221293/cyber-crime-target-industries/
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