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Malware and ransomware biggest threat to Thai businesses

Malware and ransomware continue to be just as much of a threat to businesses this year as last, according to a cybersecurity firm FortiGuard Labs.

The global cyberthreat study and research team, found malware and ransomware with sophisticated attack patterns and delivery remain the main threats to Thai organisations.

Vulnerability will increase

During the fourth quarter of 2022, FortiGuard Lab detected 1.5 million virus-related incidents per day, but that’s less than 2% of the 80 million malware attacks that take place worldwide each day.

Pakthapa Chatkomes, Fortinet’s Thailand manager, said vulnerabilities detected in both software and IT devices were identified 58 billion times in the fourth quarter of 2022, accounting for 2% of those detected worldwide.

Those vulnerabilities will continue to increase, she said.

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