Abstract-Companies and individuals are depending more and more on technology through increasingly automated processes, the use of IoT and daily activities performed through the use of internet, mobile devices and other concepts that the technological evolution deployed. But in the context of the rapid technological progress, the cyber-threats become a serious challenge that requires immediate, continuous action. As cybercrime poses a permanent, increasing threat, corporate and individual users of the cyber-space are constantly struggling to ensure an acceptable level of security over their assets. Based on the analysis of 4,785 attacks deployed in the recent years all over the world, this paper outlines the correlations and patterns identified, under the final objective of defining security countermeasures that organisations from certain business sectors could implement in order to focus their limited resources and budget on mitigating the right risks.