Security News > 2021 > August > 22% of cybersecurity incidents in H1 2021 were ransomware attacks
Ransomware attacks made up 22% of all reported cybersecurity incidents in the first half of 2021, according to recent analysis by CybSafe.
So far in 2021 phishing was to blame for most incidents, accounting for 40% of all cybersecurity cases reported to the ICO, slightly down from 44% the year before.
Ransomware is surging, up from 11% of all reported incidents in the first half of 2020 to 22% in 2021.
Education greatly impacted by cybersecurity incidents in H1 2021.
Education is the sector hit the hardest, with ransomware accounting for 32% of attacks in the first half of 2021 compared to just 11% the year before.
Recent attacks on government agencies and healthcare services have shown us just how devastating such attacks can be.
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