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Top 10 ways attackers are increasing pressure on their ransomware victims to pay
Sophos researchers have detailed how ransomware attackers are implementing a wide range of ruthless pressure tactics to persuade victims to pay the ransom. Their research is …
Surge in cyber attacks confirms the need for zero trust security
Zscaler announced the release of a report that tracked and analyzed over 20 billion threats blocked over HTTPS, a protocol originally designed for secure communication over …
Organizations can save $1.9 million using workforce passwordless authentication
Secret Double Octopus and Ponemon Institute announced the results of a US-based study focused on understanding the state of workforce passwordless authentication, from …
Ten CIO agenda predictions that will impact IT pros by 2026
According to an IDC report, through 2026, 65% of CIOs will sustain a cycle of tech-based empowerment, agility, and resilience through collaborative governance, new service …
The ultimate SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) checklist
Cloud security is the umbrella that holds within it: IaaS, PaaS and SaaS. Gartner created the SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) category for solutions that continuously …
A ransomware reality check for CISOs
The rising tide of ransomware attacks targeting critical infrastructure sectors has reached unprecedented heights. Now at the top of many CISOs’ agendas, a confluence of …
Proven third-party risk management strategies
As cyber threats continue to plague enterprises and the third-party partners and suppliers they work with, organizations that have prioritized the development of a robust …
How the rise in identity crimes and cyberattacks impacts small businesses
The Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) has published a report on the impacts of identity crimes and cyberattacks on small businesses. There are 42 million solopreneurs, …
Ransomware attacks increased 148% in Q3 2021, showing no sign of slowing
SonicWall recorded a 148% increase in global ransomware attacks through the third quarter (Q3) of 2021. With 470 million ransomware attacks logged by the company this year to …
While businesses are ramping up their risk mitigation efforts, they could be doing more
Zurich North America and Advisen have released a survey of corporate risk managers and insurance buyers revealing current views about information security and cyber risk …
Only 2% of IT practitioners are confident in their organization’s ability to reduce API security issues
Cloudentity announced a report conducted by PulseQA, revealing that in the last 12 months, at least 44% of respondents expressed substantial issues concerning privacy, data …
Active Directory control: How adversaries score even bigger goals via attack paths
Microsoft Active Directory and Azure Active Directory are directory services products used for identity and access management at most major enterprises all over the world. All …
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