Ransomware and malware attacks decline, attackers adopting covert tactics
There has been a major decline in ransomware and malware attacks, with Ireland having some of the lowest rates globally, according to the latest report released by Microsoft. …
Phishing targeting SaaS and webmail services increased to 36% of all phishing attacks
Users of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and webmail services are being targeted with increasing frequency, according to the APWG Q1 2019 Phishing Activity Trends Report. The …
SharePoint servers under attack through CVE-2019-0604
CVE-2019-0604, a critical vulnerability opening unpatched Microsoft SharePoint servers to attack, is being exploited by attackers to install a web shell. The web shell allows …
Legacy infrastructures and unmanaged devices top security risks in the healthcare industry
The proliferation of healthcare IoT devices, along with unpartitioned networks, insufficient access controls and the reliance on legacy systems, has exposed a vulnerable …
Attackers are weaponizing more vulnerabilities than ever before
2018 had the most weaponized vulnerabilities ever (177), which represents a 139% increase compared to 2017, according to the RiskSense latest report. In addition, the rate of …
The correlation between DDoS attacks and cryptomining
There is a direct correlation between cryptocurrency and DDoS attacks. As the price of cryptocurrency dropped in 2018, leading to decreased profits from cryptomining, hackers …
Who are the biggest targets of credential stuffing attacks?
Media organizations, gaming companies, and the entertainment industry are among the biggest targets of credential stuffing attacks, in which malicious actors tap automated …
Finance knocks business and professional services off top spot in four most attacked industries
Finance is the most attacked sector in EMEA, accounting for 30% of all attacks – compared to 17% globally, according to NTT Security. It knocks business and professional …
Only 12% of enterprises are consistently able to detect insider threats
73 percent of IT professionals believe that insider attacks have become more frequent in the past year. Additionally, 59 percent said that their organizations experienced at …
Attackers fighting back against security teams while also targeting supply chains
According to the world’s leading IR professionals, increasingly sophisticated attacks involving instances of “island hopping,” counter incident response (IR), and lateral …
As fraud attacks grow more sophisticated, a need for contextual detection strategies increases
Fraudsters are using a complex array of tools to build armies of fake accounts, 74% of all fraudulent accounts are created from desktops, and cloud service provider IP ranges …
Zero-day Chrome/Windows combo actively exploited in the wild
We now know why a number of Googlers made a point to urge users to implement the latest Chrome update as soon as possible: the vulnerability (CVE-2019-5786) is definitely …
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