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How to combat ransomware with visibility
In the first half of 2021, average ransomware demands surged by 518%, while payments climbed by 82%. There has been a growing number of attacks in healthcare, with 560 …
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Ecommerce retailers facing a 350% increase in fraudulent online orders
As the holiday shopping season hits full stride, ecommerce retailers across Europe face a new era of malicious attacks spurred by a COVID-inspired transformation in ecommerce …
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Phishing attacks top 260,000 in Q3 2021
An APWG’s report reveals that it saw 260,642 phishing attacks in July 2021 – the highest monthly total observed since APWG began its reporting program in 2004. …
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How likely are mid-market organizations to experience a breach by the end of 2021?
Coro released an extensive cybersecurity research report revealing a true market failure: a severe lack of preparedness of the mid-market sector, which is comprised of …
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Defense contractors are highly susceptible to ransomware attacks
Twenty percent of America’s largest 100 defense contractors are highly susceptible to a ransomware attack, according to a research from Black Kite. Several critical …
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Ransomware attacks surge, but victims are recovering quickly
Cymulate announced the results of a survey, revealing that despite the increase in the number of ransomware attacks this past year, overall victims suffered limited damage in …
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How are organizations protecting their critical IT assets?
Telos unveiled findings from a research conducted by Vanson Bourne that explores how organizations approach network and critical IT asset protection. The study, which polled …
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Guarding against DCSync attacks
Gaining access to domain admin credentials is part of the endgame in many sophisticated attacks where threat actors are trying to maintain persistence. One of the ways that …
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52% of SMBs have experienced a cyberattack in the last year
The consequences of a breach have never been more severe, with global cybercrime collectively totaling $16.4 billion each day, a Devolutions survey reveals. A recent study by …
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Combating cybercrime: Lessons from a CIO and Marine veteran
A colleague asked me recently if I thought the FBI had finally experienced enough of the cyberattacks plaguing the United States and would now more aggressively pursue the …
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76% of gamers were financially affected by a cyberattack, losing $700+ on average
NortonLifeLock published the findings of a global study that sheds light on the cyber risks impacting the gaming community. The survey, conducted by The Harris Poll among more …
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10,000+ websites and apps are vulnerable to Magecart
Some of the world’s largest companies across retail, banking, healthcare, energy and many other sectors, including Fortune 500, Global 500 and governments are failing to …
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