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Reported phishing attacks have quintupled
The third quarter of 2022, APWG observed 1,270,883 total phishing attacks — is the worst quarter for phishing that APWG has ever observed. The total for August 2022 was …

3 important changes in how data will be used and treated
Regula has presented their vision of the developments that will shape the industry’s landscape in 2023. Deepfakes, new cyber-hygiene norms, and demand for mature ID …

SMEs: Boost awareness on cybersecurity – ENISA tools and guidance
In a time of increased remote work and growing cyber threats, SMEs face major cybersecurity challenges. Low-security budget, lack of employee awareness, management support, …

Enterprises waste money on identity tools they don’t use
Misguided enterprise investment in multiple identity tools is proving insufficient in defending against today’s threat landscape, according to One Identity. 96% of companies …

Modern technology and cyber recovery will intersect in the next generation of attacks
As technology continues to evolve for business and personal use, cybercriminals are also leveraging innovation in the next generation of attacks, according to Experian. …

Week in review: LastPass breach disaster, online tracking via UID smuggling, ransomware in 2023
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: LastPass says attackers got users’ info and password vault data The …

Threat predictions for 2023: From hacktivism to cyberwar
When it comes to 2023 threat predictions, Trellix anticipates spikes in geopolitically motivated attacks across Asia and Europe, hacktivism fueled by tensions from opposing …

Amplified security trends to watch out for in 2023
In 2023 and beyond, organizations can expect to continue dealing with many of the same threats they face today but with one key difference: expect criminals to leverage …

Adversarial risk in the age of ransomware
Éireann Leverett, Technology and Risk Entrepreneur, makes audience think about ransomware risks from more that one perspective, and that includes the perspective of the threat …

Dealing with cloud security shortfalls
72% of IT leaders believe their companies moved to the cloud without properly understanding the skills, maturity curve, and complexities of making it all work securely, …

APIs are placing your enterprise at risk
At a surface level, APIs help businesses to connect applications and share data with one another. This creates an easier, more seamless experience for customers and users. If …

The benefit of adopting a hacker mindset for building security strategies
As VP of Research at Pentera, Alex Spivakovsky leads a team of former pen-testers, red-teamers, and incident response experts whose job is to bypass existing security …
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