Jamaica received over 4 million cyber-attacks since the start of the year

Cybercriminals have targeted security systems in Jamaica over four million times in the first half of this year, a significant decline from the 43 million times recorded in 2023.

Cybersecurity experts from computer security provider in Latin America and the Caribbean, Fortinet have cautioned that the reduction should not be a source of respite for businesses and government as this is an indication that cybercriminals have become more strategic in their attacks.

“It doesn’t necessarily mean that that’s a good thing, it means that the techniques have changed, they are going with a more targeted approach whereas in the past it was more like a massive distribution of attacks,” Fortinet’s senior systems engineering manager, Emmanuel Oscar said.