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SonicWall 2026 Cyber Protect Report Reveals Surge in Cyber-Attacks
SonicWall's latest report shows high and medium severity attacks surged 20.8% to 13.15 billion hits, with attackers striking smarter rather than more often. Bad bot traffic reached 37% of global internet traffic, generating over 36,000 vulnerability scans per second.
The report highlights seven preventable 'Deadly Sins' like weak authentication causing most SMB failures.
IoT Attacks Climb 11% to 609.9 Million Hits in 2025
IoT devices faced 11% more attacks, totaling 609.9 million hits, per SonicWall's 2026 report. Log4j vulnerability alone generated 824.9 million IPS hits four years post-disclosure.
This underscores ongoing risks from unpatched legacy vulnerabilities in connected devices.
SMBs Hit Hardest by Ransomware: 88% of Breaches Involved It
Small and medium businesses suffered ransomware in 88% of breaches in 2025, double the large enterprise rate, according to SonicWall. Identity, cloud, and credential compromises made up 85% of actionable alerts.
Stolen passwords, not zero-days, are the primary attacker weapon.
FBI Issues Alert on AVrecon Malware Impacting 163 Countries
The FBI warned of AVrecon malware affecting network devices worldwide across 163 countries. This campaign targets critical infrastructure, urging immediate scanning and mitigation.
Global headlines highlight the malware's widespread disruption potential.
Bad Bots Surge to 37% of All Global Internet Traffic
Automated bad bots now comprise 37% of internet traffic, performing over 36,000 vulnerability scans per second, SonicWall reports. This relentless scanning fuels precise, high-impact attacks on vulnerabilities.
Businesses must prioritize bot mitigation for protection.
Seven Deadly Sins of Cybersecurity Exposed in New Report
SonicWall identifies seven operational failures like ignoring fundamentals—weak auth, unpatched systems—as key breach causes for SMBs. These preventable gaps, not sophisticated attacks, lead to most failures.
The report shifts focus to protection outcomes over threats.
Webinar on Restoring Trust in Open Source Supply Chain Scheduled
Data Connectors announces April 14, 2026 webinar addressing attackers targeting package managers and pipelines in open source. Strategies aim to secure the gap between code creation and deployment.
Event focuses on building resilient software supply chains.
Attackers Shift to Smarter, More Precise Cyber Strikes
SonicWall data shows cyber threats growing more precise despite fewer strikes, with a 20.8% rise in severe attacks. Global sensor network of over one million devices informs these insights.
SMBs disproportionately vulnerable due to operational gaps.
Credential Compromise Dominates Security Alerts at 85%
85% of actionable security alerts stem from identity, cloud, and credential issues, per SonicWall's 2026 findings. Ransomware exploits these weaknesses heavily in SMBs.
Stronger authentication is critical to close this gap.
Log4j Vulnerability Persists with 824.9 Million Attacks in 2025
Four years after disclosure, Log4j generated 824.9 million IPS hits, highlighting slow patching in IoT and networks. SonicWall urges addressing fundamentals to prevent such exploits.
This reflects broader unpatched system risks.