A WAKE-UP CALL From WannaCry and Petya to the most recent attacks today, #LeakTheAnalyst and HBO—it is now apparent that anyone or any organization is a target for cyber criminals. Attacks continue to grow at an alarming rate – in volume, sophistication and impact. As of May 2017, Check Point products are detecting over 17 million attacks each week, more than half of these attacks include payloads which are unknown at the time of detection and cannot be detected by conventional signature-based technology. These attacks serve as a wake-up call, illustrating how fragile and vulnerable organizations have become in recent years. But falling victim to cyber attacks is a fate which can be avoided in most cases. The next attack can and should be prevented! PREVENTING THE NEXT ATTACK The impacts of the WannaCry, Petya and numerous other successful attacks were not inevitable. Indeed, with the correct measures, best practices and technologies in place, many organizations were able to avoid t
