Ransomware attacks in Italy have reached alarming levels in 2024, placing the country among the most targeted worldwide. The latest report by Italy's National Cybersecurity Agency (ACN) recorded a 40% increase in cyber incidents, with 1,979 total cases 573 classified as severe. With the NIS2 compliance deadline approaching, organizations must be particularly vigilant against these threats.
Event overview
The month of May alone saw 283 attacks a staggering 148% increase over April confirming ransomware as a major ongoing threat. No sector is immune, but the healthcare industry has been hit particularly hard, experiencing a 111% rise in ransomware attacks between 2023 and 2024. Organizations subject to NIS2 baseline security measures must implement robust protection against these attacks.
What Aegister presented
Cybercriminals are evolving their methods, increasingly adopting ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) models, allowing even less experienced actors to launch dangerous attacks. Notorious groups like LockBit 3.0, RansomHub, and 8Base have all targeted Italian organizations in recent months. Our NIS2 compliance guide provides detailed recommendations for addressing these threats.
Next steps
The ransom cost is not only economic it damages reputation, trust, and operations. For many businesses, the aftermath of an attack is far more costly than prevention. Organizations should leverage our Virtual CISO service to strengthen their security posture and prepare for NIS2 compliance.
This is a wake-up call for all businesses: investing in cybersecurity is no longer optional. Proactive measures, up-to-date threat intelligence, staff training, and incident response planning are essential for digital resilience.
FAQ
What event is covered in this recap?
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Where could visitors meet Aegister during the event?
Visitors could meet the team at stand SP64 during the event days.
How can organizations follow up after the event?
Organizations can continue the conversation through Aegister's official channels and published insights.
Official sources
Operational implications after the event
Ransomware 2024: Italy Among the Most Targeted Countries should be used as an operational follow-up reference, not only as an event recap. Organizations evaluating similar initiatives should map discussed themes to internal priorities, decision owners, and next action windows so the event output becomes execution input.
- Extract practical control themes and assign review owners in GRC and security teams.
- Translate high-level takeaways into measurable implementation tasks and deadlines.
- Document stakeholder decisions and preserve evidence of why priorities were selected.
- Use recurring checkpoints to validate that post-event actions remain aligned with risk objectives.
Publication reference date: 2025-05-08. Keep timeline communication consistent with absolute calendar dates.