Security News > 2022 > January > Weekly cyberattacks jumped by 50% in 2021, with a peak in December due largely to the Log4J exploit
Check Point Research said Africa had the highest amount with an average of 1,582 per week per organization.
For 2021 as a whole, the number of cyberattacks against corporate networks soared by 50% from the previous year, cyber threat intelligence provider Check Point Research said in a report released on Monday.
The year ended with an especially rough fourth quarter that saw an all-time peak in weekly cyberattacks at 925 per organization.
The government/military sector was next, with 1,136 attacks per week, a gain of 57% from the previous year.
Across the world, Africa bore the brunt of the highest number of attacks last year, with an average of 1,582 per week per organization.
APAC was second, averaging 1,353 weekly attacks per organization, followed by Latin America with 1,118 attacks weekly, Europe with 670 attacks weekly, and North America with an average of 503 weekly attacks per organization.