Attackers Targeting VPNs Account for 28.7 Percent of Ransomware Incidents in Q3 According to Corvus Insurance Cyber Threat Report

"Attackers are focused on finding the path of least resistance into a business to launch an attack, and in Q3 that entry point was the VPN."

"As we look forward, businesses must strengthen defenses with multi-layered security approaches that extend beyond MFA. Today, MFA is mere table stakes and must be complemented with secure access controls capable of shoring up these current and future areas of vulnerability."

"This level of activity persisted in Q3, when there were 1,257 attacks, highlighting that the ransomware threat is far from abating and continues to evolve rapidly."

"Common usernames such as 'admin' or 'user' and a lack of multi-factor authentication (MFA) made accounts vulnerable to automated brute-force attacks."

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