Thai organisations face frequent cyberattacks, study reveals

A recent study conducted by Cloudflare, a US-based firm specialising in content delivery, networking, and cloud cybersecurity, disclosed that 57% of Thai organisations have been targeted by at least 10 cybersecurity incidents in the past year.

The findings revealed that the primary motivation for these cybercriminal activities was to install spyware, followed by financial gain and ransomware. Interestingly, despite the prevalent cybersecurity threats, less than half of the respondents (48%) affirmed that their organisations were well-prepared to counter these attacks.

Among the challenges faced by Thai organisations, a lack of risk awareness among employees stood out, as indicated by 52% of the respondents. The financial implications of these cybersecurity incidents were quite significant. Nearly two-thirds (65%) of the surveyed organisations…