The report released in January 2020 by Check Point Research offers a review of recent major cyber incidents, adds predictions for the year ahead, and recommends best practices for organization to be safe from cyber attacks. The topics covered include a timeline of 2019’s major cyber events, Check Point’s cyber security predictions, cyber security trends, global malware statistics, high-profile global vulnerabilities, review of 2019 cyber threat predictions, recommendations to prevent the next cyberattack, and zero trust networks best practices. The report will be of interest to business owners and managers, IT professionals, cybersecurity experts, and the general public.

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