Why ransomware is such a threat to critical infrastructure
A recent spike in large-scale ransomware attacks has highlighted the vulnerabilities in the nation’s critical infrastructure and the ease with which their systems can be …
cybercrime
With Crime-as-a-Service, anyone can be an attacker
Crime-as-a-Service (CaaS) is the practice of experienced cybercriminals selling access to the tools and knowledge needed to execute cybercrime – in particular, it’s often used …
Ransomware can penetrate quickly, significantly damaging an organization
Cloudian issued its 2021 Ransomware Victims Report, based on an independent survey of 200 IT decision makers whose organizations experienced a ransomware attack between 2019 …
Dark web ads offering corporate network access increase seven-fold
In its latest research, security specialist Positive Technologies documents how the market enabling initial access to corporate networks has evolved through 2020 and into …
Trending cybercrimes and the big impact of lesser-known breaches
Sontiq released the Mid-Year 2021 Cybercrime Report, which highlights five key trends and the 2021 data breaches that pose the highest level of risk to victims. Companies are …
Consumer attitudes towards various digital identity authentication methods
With concerns around online fraud and identity theft rising, consumers expect businesses to utilize new technologies to protect them online. According to research from …
Top consumer cybersecurity insights and takeaways from April to June 2021
NortonLifeLock’s global research team Norton Labs published its second quarterly Consumer Cyber Safety Pulse Report, detailing the top consumer cybersecurity insights and …
40% fell victim to a phishing attack in the past month
The global shift to remote work has exacerbated the onslaught, sophistication, and impact of phishing attacks, according to Ivanti. Nearly three-quarters (74%) of respondents …
Financial services accounting for nearly 40% of all phishing URLs
Vade released its Phishers’ Favorites report for H1 2021, which revealed that there has been a major jump in phishing attacks since the start of the year with a 281 percent …
Three security lessons from a year of crisis
Crime thrives in a crisis, and the coronavirus was the largest collective emergency that the world has faced for decades. While there are more heroes than villains in the …
Most disaster recovery solutions are not tested on a regular basis
As organizations work diligently to support evolving business needs, while at the same time battling cybercrime and other threats to critical data, the majority of disaster …
Cyber insurance failing to live up to expectations
A RUSI paper finds that the contribution of the insurance sector to improving cyber security practice is ‘more limited than policymakers and businesses might hope’, and …