Layered security becomes critical as malware attacks rise
Despite an 8% decrease in overall malware detections in Q2 2020, 70% of all attacks involved zero day malware – variants that circumvent antivirus signatures, which …
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What are the most hack-resistant industries?
Government and financial service sectors globally are the most hack-resistant industries in 2020, according to Synack. Government and financial services scored 15 percent and …
High volumes of attacks keep targeting video game companies and players
High volumes of attacks were used to target video game companies and players between 2018 and 2020, an Akamai report reveals. It also notes an uptick in attack traffic that …
Bit-and-piece DDoS attacks increased 570% in Q2 2020
Attackers shifted tactics in Q2 2020, with a 570% increase in bit-and-piece DDoS attacks compared to the same period last year, according to Nexusguard. Perpetrators used …
Cyberwarfare predicted to damage the economy in the coming year
71% of CISOs believe cyberwarfare is a threat to their organization, and yet 22% admit to not having a strategy in place to mitigate this risk. This is especially alarming …
Phish Scale: New method helps organizations better train their employees to avoid phishing
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new method called the Phish Scale that could help organizations better train their …
A look at the top threats inside malicious emails
Web-phishing targeting various online services almost doubled during the COVID-19 pandemic: it accounted for 46 percent of the total number of fake web pages, Group-IB …
Cybercriminals moved quickly to capitalize on the COVID-19 outbreak using malicious emails
While the COVID-19 outbreak has disrupted the lives and operations of many people and organizations, the pandemic failed to interrupt onslaught of malicious emails targeting …
Mobile messengers expose billions of users to privacy attacks
Popular mobile messengers expose personal data via discovery services that allow users to find contacts based on phone numbers from their address book, according to …
DDoS attacks rise in intensity, sophistication and volume
There have been significant shifts in DDoS attack patterns in the first half of 2020, a Neustar report reveals. There has been a 151% increase in the number of DDoS attacks …
Most people ignore QR code security concerns
QR codes are rising in popularity and use, according to a consumer sentiment study by MobileIron. Sixty-four percent of respondents stated that a QR code makes life easier in …
What are the most vulnerable departments and sectors to phishing attacks?
While cyber attackers chase down system vulnerabilities and valuable data each passing day, the business world has taken the measures against them. The latest trends and …
