Insiders, such as employees, contractors, and third-party vendors accounted for 60% of all cyber attacks in 2015, and one of these had malicious intent, according to IBM's 2016 Cyber Security Intelligence Index. The report found that the healthcare industry was most at risk, followed by manufacturing and financial services. Unauthorised access accounted for 45% of the incidents, with 29% caused by malicious code, like ransomware, 16% by a sustained probe, 6% by suspicious activity and 3% by access or credentials abuse. The number of security incidents rose 66% YoY in 2014.
Insiders, such as employees, contractors, and third-party vendors accounted for 60% of all cyber attacks in 2015, and two-thirds of these had malicious intent, according to IBM's 2016 Cyber Security Intelligence Index. The report found that the healthcare industry was most at risk, followed by manufacturing and financial services. Unauthorised access accounted for 45% of the incidents, with 29% caused by malicious code, like ransomware, 16% by a sustained probe, 6% by suspicious activity and 3% by access or credentials abuse. The number of security incidents rose 66% YoY in 2014.