Everyday cybersecurity practices inadequate among many online consumers
Bitdefender released a report which reveals how consumers across various age groups and socio-demographic backgrounds behave on popular platforms, applications and devices, …
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Ransomware: Relationship breakdowns have never been so satisfying
Names such as Conti, Ryuk, Babuk, and Darkside have permeated into public consciousness, linked to disruptions of critical services worldwide. And with good measure, since the …
Cybercrime awareness heightened, yet people still engage in risky online behaviors
76% of Americans recognize that data breaches are serious, showing a high awareness that may be driven by news of major consumer, enterprise, and infrastructure breaches over …
How cybercrime hurts some groups more than others
Trends in cybercrime mirror the widening digital divide accelerated by the pandemic leaving lower income and vulnerable audiences disproportionally impacted. A new report by …
Ransomware attacks on the rise – How to counter them?
In June 2012, Deloitte conducted an online survey of 50 C-suite and other executives about cyber threat detection and response and found that almost 87% of the pollees …
Most IT leaders prioritize cloud migration, yet security concerns remain
There has been a significant year-on-year leap in companies planning to move business-critical applications to the cloud, despite cybersecurity concerns, Equinix has found. …
We cannot afford for healthcare security to be the “lowest-hanging fruit”
Healthcare organizations have never been more essential. Yet when it comes to cybersecurity, too many hospitals, medical groups and research centers lag far behind other …
When a scammer calls: 3 strategies to protect customers from call spoofing
One of the first internet memes was born when The New Yorker published the now iconic cartoon captioned, “On the internet, no one knows you’re a dog.” Today we might update …
Ransomware attacks: The power of adaptation
The pandemic has had a major impact on almost every aspect of our society and left many organizations susceptible to increasingly sophisticated ransomware attacks. In this …
Ransomware attacks increased by 288% in H1 2021
Analysis from NCC Group’s Research Intelligence and Fusion Team (RIFT) has highlighted the growing threat of ransomware around the world. The number of ransomware attacks …
Network traffic analysis market size to reach $5.69 billion by 2028
The global network traffic analysis market size is anticipated to reach $5.69 billion by 2028, expanding at a CAGR of 9.7% from 2021 to 2028, according to a study conducted by …
Why companies should never hack back
After major cyberattacks on the Colonial Pipeline and on meat supplier JBS, the idea of allowing companies to launch cyberattacks back at cyber criminals was proposed. This …
