Security News > 2022 > December > 85% of attacks now use encrypted channels

Encrypted attacks remain a significant problem for countries around the globe, with the U.S., India and Japan seeing the biggest increases in attacks over the last 12 months.

"Potential threats continue to hide in encrypted traffic, empowered by as-a-service models that dramatically reduce the technical barriers to doing so. It is critical for organizations to adopt a cloud-native zero trust architecture that allows consistent inspection of all internet bound traffic and effectively mitigate these attacks," Desai continued.

The five countries most targeted by encrypted attacks include the U.S., India, South Africa, the UK and Australia.

Not all industries are targeted by encrypted attacks at the same rate, with businesses deploying legacy security solutions often falling victim more often than others.

Industries like education and manufacturing benefit most from zero trust architecture, which enables inspection of all internet bound traffic to identify suspicious activity and mitigate the growing risk of encrypted attacks.

Retail endured a major spike in encrypted attacks in 2021 as attackers took advantage of pandemic-driven e-commerce trends, but these have normalized in the past year.

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