Large organizations are spending millions of dollars on cybersecurity, yet they continue to rank among the most attractive targets for cyber-criminals. A recent study from cybersecurity firm Huntress highlights a troubling paradox: the organizations investing heavily in cybersecurity are also among those most likely to report experiencing cyberattacks. The financial sector stands out. According to Huntress, 51% of respondents working in banking and financial services said their firm had experienced a breach, compared with 39% of respondents in healthcare. The finding underscores why banks remain high-value targets: they hold vast quantities of financial information, personally identifiable information (PII), credentials and other sensitive data that can be monetized by threat actors. The same research reveals a correlation between cybersecurity spending and attack exposure. Fifty-four percent of respondents at organizations with cybersecurity budgets of $10 million or more said they had experienced an attack, compared with 44% among organizations with smaller security budgets. This does not necessarily mean that larger cybersecurity budgets make organizations more vulnerable. Rather, large enterprises tend to possess more valuable data, larger digital footprints and more complex IT environments—making them attractive targets for ransomware groups, cyber criminals and other threat actors. Healthcare faces a different kind of risk Healthcare remains another major target because of the sensitivity and immediacy of the information it stores. Patient records, medical histories, insurance information, payment details and personally identifiable information can all be exploited for financial gain or fraud. Huntress has separately identified healthcare as a major target in its threat research. Its 2025 healthcare threat report found that healthcare accounted for 17% of all cyberattacks tracked by Huntress in 2024, with attackers targeting everything from small clinics to large hospital networks. The consequences of a successful healthcare attack can extend well beyond data theft. Ransomware can disrupt electronic health records, medical