The Skurio Digital Risk Protection platform is a fully automated solution that searches the surface, deep and Dark Web for breaches of critical business data and potential cyber-threats to an organisation.

“The CRI is fast becoming an indispensable resource for CISOs looking to assess their readiness to respond to cyberattacks,” said Jon Clay, director of global threat communications for Trend Micro.

One reason for ransomware attacks gaining widespread popularity is because they now can be launched even against smaller players. Even a small amount of data can be used to hold an entire organisation, city or even country for ransom. The trend of attacks levied against global cities and governments will only continue to grow.

The adaptability of adversaries enabled waves of attacks targeting the fear and uncertainty in current events as well as the sudden abundance of remote workers outside the corporate network.

According to a 2019 report by the Ponemon Institute, the Middle East ranks as the world’s second-highest cost of data breaches, at USD 6 million per breach.