SonicWall Research Finds Financial Services Running Overdrawn on Cyber Defenses as Attack Intensity Outpaces Every Other Tracked Industry
SonicWall recently released its 2026 Financial Services Protect Brief, a vertical-specific companion to the SonicWall 2026 Cyber Protect Report, revealing that financial services organizations face more cyberattack attempts per device than any other industry SonicWall tracks, more than double the cross-sector average, and that the sophistication and persistence of those attacks reflects a deliberate targeting calculation, not random exposure.
Every year, attacks look more sophisticated. In some ways they are; AI has made them faster, cleaner, and harder to spot at a glance. But the underlying methods have not changed. Attackers are still walking through the same unlocked doors. In financial services, they have simply become more deliberate about which doors they choose, focusing effort where the payoff is highest rather than casting a wide net.
“Financial services is not the most targeted vertical because attackers are indiscriminate,” said Michael Crean, SonicWall SVP of Managed Services. “It’s one of...
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