How vulnerable supply chains threaten cloud security
Organizations are struggling to sufficiently secure new cloud environments implemented during the pandemic, while maintaining legacy equipment and trying to adapt their …
How merchants can defend themselves against Magecart attacks
In this Help Net Security video, Angel Grant, VP of Security, F5, explains what Magecart attacks are and how they have evolved over the years. Grant illustrates how …
Cybercriminals are using bots to deploy DDoS attacks on gambling sites
Imperva releases data showing that 25% of all gambling sites were hit with DDoS attacks executed by botnets in June. As the Wimbledon tennis tournament began at the end of …
Response-based attacks make up 41% of all email-based scams
Response-based attacks targeting corporate inboxes have climbed to their highest volume since 2020, representing 41 percent of all email-based scams targeting employees, …
Tackling the dangers of internal communications: What can companies do?
In this interview for Help Net Security, Devin Redmond, CEO at Theta Lake, talks about the risk of internal communications and what companies can do to keep themselves safe. …
Credential phishing attacks skyrocketing, 265 brands impersonated in H1 2022
Abnormal Security released a report which explores the current email threat landscape and provides insight into the latest advanced email attack trends, including increases in …
Malicious PyPI packages drop ransomware, fileless malware
In this Help Net Security video, Ax Sharma, Senior Security Researcher at Sonatype, discusses newly found PyPI packages that pack ransomware, and another package that appears …
Ransomware is not going anywhere: Attacks are up 24%
Avast released a report revealing a significant increase in global ransomware attacks, up 24% from Q1/2022. Researchers also uncovered a new zero-day exploit in Chrome, as …
Organizations would like the government to help with ransomware demand costs
Businesses are increasingly concerned about how they will meet ransomware demands. Only 19 percent of those surveyed have ransomware coverage limits above $600,000, while over …
The impact of exploitable misconfigurations on network security
Network professionals feel confident with their security and compliance practices but data suggests that they also leave their organizations open to risk, which is costing a …
LogoKit update: The phishing kit leveraging open redirect vulnerabilities
Resecurity identified threat actors leveraging open redirect vulnerabilities in online services and apps to bypass spam filters to ultimately deliver phishing content. Using …
Now is the time to focus on software supply chain security improvements
The shift to cloud-native development, along with the increased speed in development brought about by the adoption of DevOps processes, has made the challenges connected with …
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