Technology is all around us; in this day in age, IT is the leading innovation all around the world. Because of Technology, many jobs have been created. One of the most growing jobs and career industries is definitely Cybersecurity, but of course, with good things comes the bad, and that is the risks and threats. One of the most common security threats is Malware. Malware is any type of malicious software that is loaded onto a computer or network. Some of the most common types of malware are viruses. One of the most recent malware attacks was a Ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline Co. in May of 2021. This attack actually comes from a Russian group of hackers. The US is actually one of the leading countries that are always at risk. This is because our society has become more reliant on technology as the years have come by. The countries that are doing the most hacking to the US are Russia and China. It was noted that in 2020-21 China was behind 67% of all Cyberattacks on the US. Every country has its fair share of cyber attacks and risks but it seems as if countries like China and Russia do more of the hacking rather than being on the receiving end. It is noted that the two counties have black market hacker groups that are hired to collect intel on other rival countries (US). “In 2020, 61 percent of organizations experienced malware activity that spread from one employee to another. In 2021, that number rose to 74 percent, and in 2022, it hit 75 percent — the highest rate of infection since the SOES survey began in 2016.”. An article as even title China as the “Hotbed of hackers” “China has continued to wage large scale cyber-attacks, and this includes stealing intellectual property.”. One can say that it is ironic that a country that is trying to combat cybercrime is also a country that is always constantly under attack.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/06/06/us-isnt-getting-ahead-cyber-threat-experts-say/
https://www.protocol.com/enterprise/china-hacking-ip-russia-cybersecurity
https://onlinedegrees.und.edu/blog/types-of-cyber-security-threats/