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Ransomware attacks setting new records
Zscaler released the findings of its annual ThreatLabz Ransomware Report, which revealed an 80 percent increase in ransomware attacks year-over-year. In 2022, the most …

Boards, CEOs demand software supply chain security improvements
Venafi announced the findings of a global study of 1,000 CIOs, in which 82% say their organizations are vulnerable to cyberattacks targeting software supply chains. The shift …

Business fit report: Echoworx Email Encryption
Stop significant B2B or B2C information sharing problems with a tailored approach to encryption. The security of our data is, without question, at the top of any enterprise’s …
BEC attacks have risen 53% year-over-year
Armorblox released a report which highlights the use of language-based attacks that bypass existing email security controls. The report uncovers how the continued increase in …

Healthcare-specific cybersecurity problems and how to address them
Sophisticated cyberattacks are crippling healthcare providers by posing a threat to core functions and patient privacy, according to Software Advice survey. Findings reveal …

Intelligence must drive strategic decisions
Today’s world is hyperconnected and there’s more freely available information than ever before. You would think that this would make it easier for companies to …

Four steps to successful empathetic investigations
How security conducts employee investigations needs to change. All too often, security investigations are an attempt to get an employee to admit to suspected wrongdoing. Times …

The costs and damages of DNS attacks
EfficientIP has announced the findings of its eighth annual 2022 Global DNS Threat Report, conducted by IDC, which reveals the damaging impact Domain Name System (DNS) attacks …

The Intigriti Ethical Hacker Survey 2022
The Intigriti Ethical Hacker Survey 2022 highlights how ethical hacking continues to grow as a popular career choice for all levels of security experts. For the second year …

Week in review: Macro-less Office documents zero-day bug, FluBot takedown, growing DDoS threats
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Zero-day bug exploited by attackers via macro-less Office documents …
DDoS attackers continue to innovate, devising new threats and altering attack strategies
Corero Network Security has published the latest edition of its annual DDoS Threat Intelligence Report that compiles the trends, observations, predictions, and recommendations …

Why are many businesses still not using a password manager?
Why are we still talking about passwords? We already have single sign-on (SSO), and passwordless is the new buzzword everyone is talking about, but when you put yourself in …
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