cyberattack
Three signs your SOC is ready for XDR
Over the past year, there’s been a movement growing in the industry towards Extended Detection and Response, or XDR. While a few offerings represent broad portfolio …
How COVID-19 has impacted the security threat landscape
A WatchGuard report reveals how COVID-19 has impacted the security threat landscape, with evidence that attackers continue to target corporate networks despite the shift to …
Remote and cloud-based systems to be ruthlessly targeted next year
Home networks, remote working software and cloud systems will be at the center of a new wave of attacks in 2021, Trend Micro predicts. Cybercriminals in 2021 will particularly …
2021 predictions: The rise of cyber resilience
Each year seems to come with more cyber threats, “bad actors,” ransomware and data breaches. The security industry is on fire right now with technology providers continuing to …
Unsophisticated fraud attacks increase, first-time fraudsters more prevalent
The risk of identity fraud has increased significantly with attacks occurring more frequently since the start of the pandemic, Onfido reveals. Over the past 12 months, the …
FireEye breach: State-sponsored attackers stole hacking tools
U.S. cybersecurity company FireEye has suffered a breach, and the attackers made off with the company’s RedTeam tools, FireEye CEO Kevin Mandia has disclosed on Tuesday. …
D-Link routers vulnerable to remotely exploitable root command injection flaw
The Digital Defense Vulnerability Research Team uncovered a previously undisclosed vulnerability affecting D-Link VPN routers. D-Link DSR-150, DSR-250, DSR-500 and DSR-1000AC …
Cybercrime costs the world more than $1 trillion, a 50% increase from 2018
Cybercrime costs the world economy more than $1 trillion, or just more than one percent of global GDP, which is up more than 50 percent from a 2018 study that put global …
Consumers vastly misjudge the vulnerability of their home networks
Internet users in the United States vastly underestimate how often their home networks are targeted by cyber threats. That’s one of the key findings of a new Comcast report. …
Why microlearning is the key to cybersecurity education
Cyber attacks are on the rise during this year of uncertainty and chaos. Increased working from home, online shopping, and use of social platforms to stay connected and sane …
Review: The Perfect Weapon
John Maggio, an award-winning producer, director, and writer, known for The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee (2017), Panic (2018), The Italian Americans (2015) …
Attacks are rising in all vectors and types
DDoS, web application, bot, and other attacks have surged exponentially compared to the first half of 2019, according to CDNetworks. In particular, attacks on web applications …