The Top 10 Cybersecurity Stocks to Buy Now
Not many people would dispute the importance of cybersecurity in organizations. Cyberattacks are up over 500% since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Cybersecurity is extremely difficult because it is fluid, and cybercriminals are constantly finding new and creative ways to breach systems. In 2021, there were 50% more cybercrimes per week on corporate networks versus 2020. The trend is not slowing down, and I believe cybersecurity stocks are excellent long-term investments.
Examples of cyberattacks include:
Cloudflare's (NYSE: NET) mission is to help "build a better internet." Cloudflare is actually a network. In fact, it's one of the larger networks on the planet. Cloudflare enables a faster and more secure internet for anyone with an internet presence. Cloudflare has data centers across the globe, and it boasts an astonishing 25 million internet properties, a number that grows daily. To date, Cloudflare handles over 17% of Fortune 1000 internet requests, and the company handles 25 million HTTP requests every second on average. Cloudflare is the world's best DDoS mitigation platform, and it helps prevent the DDoS attacks mentioned above.
Source Fool.com
