27% of industrial systems face cyberthreat
The lawyer also questioned Section 18 of the Cyber Crime Act, saying it gave unbridled powers to the Federal Investigation Agency to access data from mobile phones and computers of citizens without prior investigation. PHOTO: FILE
A report of Kaspersky on the cybersecurity landscape for industrial control systems (ICS) in the second quarter of 2024 has revealed a 20% increase in ransomware attacks compared to the previous quarter.
The report underscores a growing threat to critical infrastructure sectors worldwide, with ransomware and spyware posing the most significant risks.
Statistics of Kaspersky Security Network show that 23.5% of ICS computers globally were exposed to cyberthreats in Q2 2024. ICS systems in Africa remain the most heavily exposed, with 30% of ICS computers attacked while in Pakistan the figure is 27%.