Number of Hackers Targeting Utilities Increases 90 Percent According to SecureWorks' Data

SecureWorks, one of the industry’s leading managed security services providers protecting over 1,800 clients and 100 utilities, has seen a 90 percent increase in the number of hackers attempting to attack its utility clients this year. From January through April, SecureWorks blocked an average of 49 attackers per utility client per day. Whereas, from May through September, it saw an average of 93 hackers attempt attacks on each of its utility clients per day.

“When researching these new statistics, we found that Web Browser attacks represented a large number of the attacks attempted against our clients, including our utility customers,” said Wayne Haber, director of development at SecureWorks.

Computer users can become victims of browser attacks by visiting Web sites, which unbeknownst to them is hosting malware, or by clicking on a malicious link in an email or instant message. >>More..