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77 pct of Indian orgs faced cybersecurity risks during festive season: Report

According to McAfee Enterprise and FireEye`s report `Cybercrime in a Pandemic World: The Impact of Covid-19`, 81 per cent of global organisations experienced increased cyber threats during Covid-19. IT professionals in India say holidays have been the most challenging peak periods for cybercrimes

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The top three most threatening cyber risks that were detected are malware attacks, data breaches, ransomware and cloud jacking. Photo: IANS.

The top three most threatening cyber risks that were detected are malware attacks, data breaches, ransomware and cloud jacking. Photo: IANS.

During peak festive season in the last 18 months 77 per cent of organisations in India experienced downtime due to cybersecurity risk, while 81 per cent of global organisations experienced increased cyber threats during Covid-19, a new report revealed on Tuesday.

According to McAfee Enterprise and FireEye`s report titled `Cybercrime in a Pandemic World: The Impact of Covid-19`, the top three most threatening cyber risks that were detected are malware attacks (47 per cent), data breaches (43 per cent), ransomware and cloud jacking (33 per cent each), over 30 per cent of the IT professionals also experienced vulnerabilities in their `Internet of Things` devices.

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