Every year (and at times, every month), cybercriminals continue to adapt their attack methodology, and businesses in the insurance sector need to be especially vigilant of the current threat landscape.

Many cybercriminals aim is to cash in on distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) extortion payouts. And although overall DDoS activity has decreased in recent months, we can presume that cybercriminals used this time to “sharpen their knives” to develop their techniques for identifying new targets.