"According to an analysis, companies with Cisco or Citrix VPNs are almost seven times more likely to be affected by ransomware. Companies with on-premise VPN devices are generally 3.7 times more likely to be targeted than organizations that use a cloud-based VPN or no VPN at all. This confirms a trend that has been evident for some time: local infrastructure is difficult to secure against rapidly evolving threats that penetrate via the internet."
"The risks associated with VPN technology are part of a broader analysis that also included email security and remote access tools. Together, these account for 60% of all cyber claims in 2024. If incidents caused by third parties or non-cyber-related events are excluded, that share rises to 90%. Criminals are increasingly targeting email and remote access. This is because these resources are widespread and difficult to secure completely."
"The rise of generative AI is making the situation more complex. Attackers use AI to create credible phishing emails for financial fraud or identity theft. At the same time, many email security tools struggle to detect these sophisticated attacks. Although the frequency of email claims appears to be declining slightly in early 2025, there was still a 30 percent increase in 2024 compared to the previous year."
Organizations using Cisco or Citrix VPN solutions are almost seven times more likely to suffer ransomware attacks than organizations using other or no VPN solutions. On-premise VPN devices increase targeting risk by about 3.7 times compared with cloud-based or no VPN solutions. Local infrastructure proves difficult to secure against rapidly evolving internet-delivered threats, and Cisco and Citrix devices are regularly targeted for newly discovered vulnerabilities before patches are applied. Email security and remote access account for roughly 60% of cyber claims in 2024, rising to 90% when third-party and non-cyber incidents are excluded. Generative AI enables attackers to craft more credible phishing emails, and many email security tools struggle to detect these sophisticated attacks.
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