Table 12.
Results on the main types of cyber-attacks, frequency of attack and percentages between March 2020 and December 2021.
| S/n | Types of cyber-attack | Frequency of attack | Percentages of attack |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phishing | 140 | 7 |
| 2 | Malware | 131 | 7 |
| 3 | Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) | 123 | 6 |
| 4 | Ransomware | 40 | 2 |
| 5 | Browsing apps | 125 | 6 |
| 6 | Denial-of-service (DoS) | 122 | 6 |
| 7 | Malicious domains | 168 | 9 |
| 8 | Mobile apps | 150 | 8 |
| 9 | Website apps | 121 | 6 |
| 10 | Business email compromise (BEC) | 70 | 4 |
| 11 | Malicious social media messaging (MSMM) | 119 | 6 |
| 12 | Advanced persistent threat (APT) | 25 | 1 |
| 13 | Botnet | 35 | 2 |
| 14 | Hacking | 330 | 17 |
| 15 | Spam emails | 250 | 13 |