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 …
Enterprise security challenges and increased cloud usage fueled by remote work
81% of U.S.-based IT professionals believe that having remote workers has increased enterprise security challenges, while 74% acknowledge that their company’s use of cloud …
Ransomware attack levels soaring, now accounting for 69% of all attacks involving malware
Ransomware attacks have reached ‘stratospheric’ levels in Q2 2021, now accounting for 69% of all attacks involving malware. That is among the most disturbing finding in the …
How to protect the corporate network from spyware
It used to be easy for network administrators to identify where corporate boundaries are; they were usually where the external and internal networks meet. That made it easy …
Phishing attempts: Employees can be the first line of defense
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 …
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 …
Enterprising criminals are selling direct access to cloud accounts
Lacework released its cloud threat report, unveiling the new techniques and avenues cybercriminals are infiltrating to profit from businesses. The rapid shift of applications …
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 …
Increase in credential phishing and brute force attacks causing financial and reputational damage
Abnormal Security released a report which examines the escalating adverse impact of socially-engineered and never-seen-before email attacks, and other advanced email …
Debunking myths about consumer expectations around mobile apps security
Appdome has released a global consumer survey which provides comprehensive insight into the complex and sophisticated security, malware and threat-defense expectations of …
File upload security best practices rarely implemented to protect web applications
Despite a marked increase in concerns around malware attacks and third-party risk, only 8% of organizations with web applications for file uploads have fully implemented the …
Why you need to make Microsoft 365 a 24/7 security priority
It’s easy to take advantage of the Microsoft 365 service, but are you taking the steps to properly secure all the data your company is storing inside of it? For security …
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