India’s education sector most vulnerable for cyberattacks: Check Point
Organisations
in India witnessed 3,237 cyberattacks per week on average in the month of
August 2025 with education being the top targets, followed by government and
consumer goods and services segments, reported Check Point Research, the treat
intelligence arm of Check Point, a Tel Aviv-based cyber security solutions firm.
4,178 weekly attacks per organisation in August itself
reporting a 13% year-on-year increase in incidents. The sector’s ongoing
digitisation has created a wider attack surface and also education is
traditionally underfunded with less cyber security defences, making it an easy
target for threat actors, as per the report.
Construction
and engineering, telecommunications, information technology, energy and
utilities, financial services and biotech and pharma were the other Indian businesses
most affected by cyberattacks in the last four weeks, according to CheckPoint
Research.
The report further said, organisations worldwide faced an average of
1,994 cyberattacks per week (much lower than what India has experienced).
Education, telecommunications, government and healthcare and medical services
were the most affected global enterprises during this period.
Regionally,
Africa reported the highest average volume of cyberattacks, at 3,239 (right
ahead of India at 3,237) weekly per organisation, while Asia-Pacific saw 2,877
and Latin America experienced 2,865, all driven by rapid digitisation and
uneven investment in cyber resilience. Europe’s attacks rose by 13% YoY to
1,685 weekly incidents, and North America stood out with a 20% YoY spike to
1,480 weekly attacks, with ransomware fuelling the surge. The U.S. alone
accounted for 54% of all ransomware cases worldwide.
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