Ransomware most prevalent in firm's annual security incident report

BakerHostetler's 2024 Data Security Incident Response Report detailed the 1,150 data security incidents it oversaw in 2023. The law firm found ransomware was used in 72% of data breaches with an average ransomware payment of USD747,651. Meanwhile, hackers are targeting Cisco firewalls to gain access to government websites during zero-day attacks.