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REvil/Sodinokibi accounting for 73% of ransomware detections in Q2 2021

October 11, 2021

McAfee released a report which examines cybercriminal activity related to ransomware and cloud threats in the second quarter of 2021. With the shift to a more flexible …

Cybercrime awareness heightened, yet people still engage in risky online behaviors

October 1, 2021

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 …

Leveraging threat intelligence to tackle supply chain vulnerabilities

September 29, 2021

In this interview with Help Net Security, Brandon Hoffman, CISO at Intel 471, talks about the growing threat of supply chain attacks, the most common supply chain …

U.S. Department of the Treasury announces set of actions to counter ransomware

September 23, 2021

As part of the whole-of-government effort to counter ransomware, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced a set of actions focused on disrupting criminal networks and …

DDoS attacks increased 11% in 1H 2021, fueling a global security crisis

September 23, 2021

NETSCOUT announced findings from its report that underscore the dramatic impact cyberattacks continue to have on private and public organizations and governments worldwide. In …

2 million malicious emails bypassed secure email gateways in 12 months

September 22, 2021

Two million malicious emails bypassed traditional email defenses, like secure email gateways, between July 2020-July 2021, according to data from Tessian. Who’s being targeted …

Bot attack volumes growing 41% year over year, human-initiated attacks down 29%

September 16, 2021

Bot attack volumes grew 41% year over year with human-initiated attacks falling 29%, according to a report from LexisNexis Risk Solutions. The report confirms earlier trend …

A zero-trust future: Why cybersecurity should be prioritized for the hybrid working world

September 10, 2021

The pandemic has had a significant impact on the way we work, and one of our recent research studies found that nearly 65% of companies expect some or all their workforce to …

Phishing attempts: Employees can be the first line of defense

September 10, 2021

33% of emails employees report as phishing attempts are either malicious or highly suspect, according to new research. The finding comes from an analysis of emails reported by …

Crypto exchanges and their customers must protect themselves as attacks continue

September 8, 2021

Within the past several years, cryptocurrency has gone from a niche hobby to a mainstream concern. Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and even Dogecoin have generated …

3 ways to protect yourself from cyberattacks in the midst of an IT security skill shortage

September 6, 2021

With COVID-19 variants on the rise, widespread remote work may be sticking around longer than IT leaders would like, which comes with a heightened risk for cyberattacks that …

Enterprising criminals are selling direct access to cloud accounts

September 6, 2021

Lacework released its cloud threat report, unveiling the new techniques and avenues cybercriminals are infiltrating to profit from businesses. The rapid shift of applications …

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