49% of small medical practices don’t have a cyberattack response plan
Sophisticated cyberattacks are crippling healthcare providers by posing a threat to core functions and patient privacy, according to Software Advice survey. Findings reveal …
New and less known cybersecurity risks you should be aware of
In this interview with Help Net Security, Zur Ulianitzky, Head of Security Research at XM CYber, gives insights on new and less talked about cybersecurity risks organizations …
Vulnerabilities and cyberattacks that marked the year 2021
Rapid7 announced the release of a report examining the 50 most notable security vulnerabilities and high-impact cyberattacks in 2021. On any given day, security professionals …
JavaScript security: The importance of prioritizing the client side
In this interview with Help Net Security, Vitaliy Lim, CTO at Feroot, talks about the most common JavaScript threats, the devastating impact of malicious or vulnerable code, …
Making security mistakes may come with a high price for employees
Tessian reveals that one in four employees lost their job in the last 12 months, after making a mistake that compromised their company’s security. The new report, which …
Where should companies start when it comes to device security?
The Internet of Things (IoT) market has a security problem that is boiling over into a business issue. According to a recent survey conducted by the Ponemon Institute, 59% of …
Why do organizations need to prioritize cyber resiliency?
OpenText announced a report which provides in-depth analysis, market insights, trend data, and predictions for what lies ahead as organizations move toward strengthening their …
Subdomain takeover attacks on the rise and harder to monitor
A research from Detectify found that subdomain takeovers are on the rise but are also getting harder to monitor as domains now seem to have more vulnerabilities in them. In …
2021 COVID bounce: Malware has returned with a vengeance
At a particularly perilous moment for privacy and security, Malwarebytes’ research uncovered a COVID bounce, a massive 2021 resurgence of cyberthreats across multiple …
Not enough businesses have a formal ransomware plan in place
A research from Thales has found that malware, ransomware and phishing continues to plague global organizations. In fact, 21% have experienced a ransomware attack in the last …
Is next-gen threat modeling even about threats?
The threat landscape evolves with technology, and as threats grow in sophistication, there are concerns about major events like the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack or the …
Cybercriminals launched 9.75 million DDoS attacks in 2021
During the second half of 2021, cybercriminals launched approximately 4.4 million Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, bringing the total number of DDoS attacks in …