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‘A layered defense is key’: How law firms can get ahead of cyber criminals
By Emma Ryan|01 March 2021
With new research pointing to a continued rise in cyber-criminal activity, law firms can adopt a number of strategies to ensure they remain adequately protected.
LexisNexis Risk Solutions has just released its biannual
Cybercrime Report, which covers the July to December 2020 period, to determine how the evolving threat landscape has “created new opportunities for cybercriminals around the world, particularly as they targeted new online users”.
Some of the key findings of the report show that the under 25 age group is most vulnerable to fraud attacks while the oldest age group is the second most vulnerable and loses the most money.
Under 25s Most Vulnerable To Cyberattacks, According To LexisNexis® Risk Solutions Global Cybercrime Report Date
Generation Z are 84% more likely to be targeted by fraudsters than 25–35-year-olds
Over 75-year-olds typically lose almost twice (90%) as much money to fraud as other age groups
Bot attacks buck global trend and soar in the UK as fraudsters target e-commerce and media organisations’ logins
Under 25s are the most likely target of a fraudulent cyber-attack, according to the latest Cybercrime Report from global data and analytics provider, LexisNexis® Risk Solutions. Surprisingly, they are 84% more likely to be the victim of fraud than 25–34-year-olds, despite being considered the first true ‘digital native’ group.
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