Digital-first lifestyle opens consumers to potential risks during tax season
Consumers have faced a lot of change over the past year with the shift to a digital-first lifestyle, and tax season with increasing risks is no exception. McAfee’s 2021 …
Cybercriminals increasingly impersonate business-related apps
Cybercriminals have wasted little time in capitalizing on the vulnerabilities that come with remote work, and their attacks have been highly targeted, with a focus on …
Security starts with architecture
The battle against hackers and threats is an arms race against highly motivated opponents, and with the number of attacks and threats continually growing, it’s …
Most IT security leaders lack confidence in their company’s security posture
78% of senior IT and IT security leaders believe their organizations lack sufficient protection against cyberattacks despite increased IT security investments made in 2020 to …
Insights for navigating a drastically changing threat landscape
In a recent report, Trend Micro announced it detected 119,000 cyber threats per minute in 2020 as home workers and infrastructure came under new pressure from attacks. Attacks …
The rise of non-English language spear phishing emails
Business email compromise (BEC) threats are one of the many tried-and-tested tactics cybercriminals use to target their victims. These tend to be brief messages with only a …
Massive rise in threats across expanding attack surfaces
There was a massive increase in cyber threats globally year-over-year fueled by both the pandemic and expanding attack surfaces, Skybox Security reveals. Expanding attack …
ICS threat landscape highlights
Dragos releases annual analysis of ICS/OT focused cyber threats, vulnerabilities, assessments, and incident response insights. “In 2020, the industrial community performed …
Physical cyber threats: What do criminals leave when they break in?
Many organizations have maintained heavy investment in cybersecurity over the last year, even in an unpredictable time when other spending has faltered. Gartner estimates that …
Adversaries exploit supply chains, double down on COVID-19 and ransomware
Supply chain attacks, ransomware, data extortion and nation-state threats prove to be more prolific than ever, a CrowdStrike report suggests. eCrime attacks made up 79% of all …
Most security pros think a WAF is high maintenance
An organization’s web application firewall (WAF) is a critical line of defense in protecting proprietary and customer data, but the concern is that some organizations are …
Business email compromise is a top concern for banks
Bottomline and Strategic Treasurer released the results of a survey that gathered details about corporate and banking experiences, actions and plans regarding fraud. Results …