94% of attacks hitting financial services use one of four methods
Newly released data from Akamai’s 2019 State of the Internet / Security Financial Services Attack Economy Report has found that 50% of all unique organizations impacted by …
Which cyber threats should financial institutions be on the lookout for?
Banks and financial services organizations were the targets of 25.7 percent of all malware attacks last year, more than any other industry, IntSigths revealed in their latest …
The latest DDoS attacks are mostly multi-vector and morph over time
DDoS attacks continue to be an effective means to distract and confuse security teams while inflicting serious damage to brands, according to Neustar. Also, when comparing Q1 …
Which employees receive the most highly targeted email-borne threats?
Workers in R&D/Engineering are the most heavily targeted group of employees within organizations, a new Proofpoint report says, and lower-level employees are at a higher …
The correlation between DDoS attacks and cryptomining
There is a direct correlation between cryptocurrency and DDoS attacks. As the price of cryptocurrency dropped in 2018, leading to decreased profits from cryptomining, hackers …
A quarter of phishing emails bypass Office 365 security
Email phishing is one of the most often used – and most successfully used – attack vectors that lead to cybersecurity incidents and breaches. Microsoft is the most …
Two thirds of Android antimalware apps are ineffective or unreliable
Choosing an effective Android antimalware app is a shot in the dark for many users and they may end up in more danger of malicious apps, not less. In fact, as the results of …
IoT devices using CoAP increasingly used in DDoS attacks
IoT devices in synchronised attacks on targets represent a growing part of global Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) weapon arsenals. There is a significant potential for …
If an organization has been breached, it’s more likely to be targeted again
FireEye released the Mandiant M-Trends 2019 report at the RSA Conference. The report shares statistics and insights gleaned from Mandiant investigations around the globe in …
Phishers shift efforts to attack SaaS and webmail services
There was some good news and some bad news for the Internet-using public in early 2019. The good news is that the total number of conventional, spam-based phishing campaigns …
Phishing, software supply chain attacks greatest threats for businesses
Attackers continue to use phishing as a preferred attack method, but have been forced to adapt their approach as anti-phishing tools and techniques are becoming more …
Most IoT devices are being compromised by exploiting rudimentary vulnerabilities
Cybercriminals are looking for ways to use trusted devices to gain control of Internet of Things (IoT) devices via password cracking and exploiting other vulnerabilities, such …