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There has been a 314% year-over-year increase in HTTPS threats from the start of 2021, according to new research from Zscaler.

IoT devices have become a major security risk, with a 700% increase in attacks during the pandemic, according to Zscaler's study.

Sophisticated double extortion attacks targeting essential industries is causing significant business disruption, a new report has found.

Zscaler has announced its new Ransomware Report highlighting the most prolific ransomware actors, their attack tactics, and the industries being targeted.

Ransomware attacks have become one of the most severe cybersecurity threats to organizations, with a 500% increase in incidents last year.

The solution, which implements a zero trust approach to cloud workloads, aims to minimise attack surfaces and enforces security across multi-cloud footprints.

Cyber criminals have targeted the healthcare industry the most in 2020, with 1.6 billion SSL based threats, according to a report by Zscaler.

IDC has forecast that spending on IoT will reach US$745 billion in 2019 and surpass the US$1 trillion mark in 2022.

Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore face a surge in cyber threats, with Zscaler blocking over 1.5 million malware pieces weekly, the company reveals.

The most commonly detected IoT device categories across the Zscaler cloud were IP cameras, smart watches, printers, smart TVs, among others.

Cyber attacks that use two common forms of encryption are on the rise, with the amount of malicious content doubling in the last six months alone.

With the Olympics on the horizon, a strong warning has been issued for organizations by Zscaler to refocus their security efforts.