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As technology develops in education so does the need for cybersecurity
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on education, bringing about a sudden boom in remote and online learning. While the transition has forced many schools to …
Five ways COVID-19 will change cybersecurity
The main story of 2021 won’t be the disease, but the vaccine. With three effective, promising vaccines in development as of November, COVID-19 (and its treatment) will …
2020 broke cybersecurity records, here’s what’s to come in the new year
With chaos and uncertainty reigning, 2020 created near-perfect conditions for cybercriminals. The COVID-19 pandemic transformed the way we live and triggered a mass migration …
Remote and cloud-based systems to be ruthlessly targeted next year
Home networks, remote working software and cloud systems will be at the center of a new wave of attacks in 2021, Trend Micro predicts. Cybercriminals in 2021 will particularly …
Combating the virtual and physical threats banks face
The banking sector has always been at the center of criminal attention. Today, banks must contend with near-constant cyber attacks from organized criminal gangs, as well as …
Malware may trick biologists into generating dangerous toxins in their labs
An end-to-end cyber-biological attack, in which unwitting biologists may be tricked into generating dangerous toxins in their labs, has been discovered by Ben-Gurion …
Automation to shape cybersecurity activities in 2021
Automation will play a major role in shaping cybersecurity attack and defence activities in 2021, WatchGuard predicts. Traditionally a high-investment, high-return targeted …
Around 18,000 fraudulent sites are created daily
The internet is full of fraud and theft and cybercriminals are operating in the open with impunity, misrepresenting brands and advocating deceit overtly. Bolster found these …
Complex cyber attacks target online retailers
Peak levels of traffic will be seen throughout the holiday shopping season as a flood of consumers turn to online channels to purchase goods, Imperva reveals. A monthly …
Fraudsters increasingly creative with names and addresses for phishing sites
COVID-19 continues to significantly embolden cybercriminals’ phishing and fraud efforts, according to research from F5 Labs. The report found that phishing incidents rose 220% …
In Q2 2020, there was an average of 419 new threats per minute
McAfee released a report examining cybercriminal activity related to malware and the evolution of cyber threats in Q2 2020. During this period, there was an average of 419 new …
Ryuk ransomware behind one third of all ransomware attacks in 2020
There’s a growing use of ransomware, encrypted threats and attacks among cybercriminals leveraging non-standard ports, while overall malware volume declined for the …
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