cyberattack
Mid-market tackling high rate of costly attacks, worsened by complex, siloed defences and staff burnout
Mid-market organizations in the UK suffered significant financial and operational damage as a result of cyberattacks in 2021, and want to see fundamental change to how …
Sharp rise in SMB cyberattacks by Russia and China
SaaS Alerts unveiled the findings of its latest report which analyzed approximately 136 million SaaS security events across 2,100 small and medium businesses (SMBs) globally …
BBC targeted with 383,278 spam, phishing and malware attacks every day
The BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) were the target of nearly 50 million malicious email attacks between 1st October 2021 and the end of January 2022. This is according …
What is Ransomware Protection as a Service?
Ransomware attacks have devastating consequences for many businesses. Those go beyond the monetary loss tied to ransom-encrypted data, and include disrupted operations, …
Phishing attacks hit all-time high in December 2021
APWG saw 316,747 phishing attacks in December 2021 — the highest monthly total observed since it begain its reporting program in 2004. Overall, the number of phishing attacks …
The biggest threat to ICS/OT is a lack of prioritization
A SANS survey reveals that cyber attackers have demonstrated a robust understanding of operational technology (OT) and industrial control system (ICS) engineering and have …
Bad actors are becoming more successful at evading AI/ML technologies
Deep Instinct Threat Research team extensively monitored attack volumes and types and then extrapolated their findings to predict where the future of cybersecurity is heading, …
Security leaders want legal action for failing to patch for Log4j
The recently identified vulnerability in the Log4j Java logging package has created headaches for security professionals around the world. 61% of organizations responding to …
Leveraging mobile networks to threaten national security
In this interview with Help Net Security, Rowland Corr, Director of National Security Intelligence at AdaptiveMobile Security, explains how mobile networks can be leveraged as …
Cybercrime getting more destructive, remote workers in the crosshairs
Fortinet’s threat intelligence from the second half of 2021 reveals an increase in the automation and speed of attacks demonstrating more advanced persistent cybercrime …
Data leaks and shadow assets greatly exposing organizations to cyberattacks
CybelAngel published a research revealing that data leaks and shadow assets are the greatest source of exposure to cyberattacks faced by large organizations across the globe. …
Cybercriminals seeking more than just ransomware payment
Venafi announced the findings of a global survey of IT decision-makers looking into the use of double and triple extortion as part of ransomware attacks. The data reveals that …