Muscat – Trend Micro Incorporated, a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, detected and blocked over 1.8mn email threats in Oman, prevented more than 1.47mn malicious URL victim attacks, and 10,914 URL hosts. In addition, over 1.4mn malware attacks were identified and stopped.

According to Trend Micro report, Oman blocked a total of 67,258 SHN inbound and outbound attacks and prevented 19,373 SHN events for hackers to target or control home devices from executing malware, obtaining sensitive information, intercepting communications, or launching external attacks.

“Omani enterprises have valiantly fought against a rapidly evolving threat landscape, yet challenges remain in protecting the expanding attack surface,” said Assad Arabi, managing director Gulf Cluster, Trend Micro. “To safeguard digital environments, it is essential to implement multilayered cyber security. The most recent midyear report is a crucial resource for guiding organisations toward a smarter and more powerful approach against future security challenges in the digital sphere.”

There are new ransomware groups emerging every day. In the first half of this year, Black Basta was the most notable. Even though SMBs are a more popular target, many threat actors tend to go for large corporations. Vulnerability exploitation is a common ransomware attack vector. Unpatched vulnerabilities contribute to a growing digital attack surface that many organisations are struggling to secure as hybrid workplaces expand their IT environment. More than two-fifths of global organisations (43 per cent) believe it is ‘spiralling out of control’.

Cloud visibility is crucial given the persistent risk posed by third parties using methods like cloud-based crypto mining and cloud tunneling.