Cyberattackers are using more new malware, attacking critical infrastructure

Security teams are in for an increasingly busy year as the number of attacks and the amount of new malware increase, according to BlackBerry’s latest Global Threat Intelligence Report, released Tuesday.

Almost two-thirds (60%) of the attacks detected by BlackBerry cybersecurity solutions were directed at the 16 critical infrastructure sectors defined by the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), which include healthcare, government, energy, agriculture, finance, and defense.

“The increasing digitization of these sectors means their assets are …

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