Phishing Attacks Increase 718% in Europe According to Allot Research
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- Phishing attacks against consumers increased an average of 718% compared with 2019.
- Phishing comprised 51% of all cyberthreats against consumers.
- Allot blocked more than 2 billion cyber threats against protected consumers.
The Allot Cyber Threat Report is released quarterly and covers threats that are detected and blocked by Allot Secure for European CSPs. In this report, Allot tracked a number of trends affecting consumers, including phishing, adware, malicious downloads and more. The report notes a sharp increase in Covid-19-related threats. In
This data was reported by European CSPs whose consumer customers are protected by Allot Secure. Allot Secure is a family of network-based cybersecurity solutions that provide the tools for CSPs to offer their consumer and SMB customers zero-touch, clientless protection from attacks including malware, viruses phishing, ransomware plus parental and content control services. Allot Secure services provide a unified experience for consumers on any device no matter how they connect to their data – on the mobile network, through their home router and as guests on Wi-Fi networks.
“As a company that develops and integrates cybersecurity services for communication service providers, Allot is out in the field, helping our customers protect their customers from the effects of cyber crime on any device, wherever they are,” said Dr.
To get the full Allot 2020 Cyber Threat Report, you can download it from the Allot website. Allot is also offering a free webinar: ‘What Poses the Greatest Danger to Your Subscribers?’ on
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