cybercrime

How to make email safe for business
When it comes to business communication, email is still king. Cybercriminals are aware of this fact, and they’re constantly perfecting their attacks to successfully …

How Avanan helps you reduce phishing and ransomware
How does ransomware begin? According to a new report from Palo Alto Networks, the answer is primarily through email. The report shows the top arrival protocols for ransomware. …

Attackers rapidly adopting new techniques to target users
Zix announced the release of a report which finds attackers are rapidly adopting new techniques to target users. “Cybercrime is exploding in 2021 and if there is anything that …

Houdini malware returns, enterprise risk assessment compromised by Amazon Sidewalk
Cato Networks announced the results of its analysis of 263 billion enterprise network flows between April and June 2021. Researchers showed a novel use of Houdini malware to …

Reliance on third party workers making companies more vulnerable to cyberattacks
A survey from SecZetta revealed 83% of respondents agree that because organizations increasingly rely on contractors, freelancers, and other third party workers, their data …

Ransomware and cyber insurance: What are the risks?
High-profile ransomware events, such as the Colonial Pipeline and Kaseya attacks, continue to create eye-popping headlines about how easily a cybercriminal group can cripple …

World Health Organization CISO suggests a holistic approach to cybersecurity
Flavio Aggio, CISO at the World Health Organization, has had a challenging year. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the WHO has become a significant target for …

Why ransomware is such a threat to critical infrastructure
A recent spike in large-scale ransomware attacks has highlighted the vulnerabilities in the nation’s critical infrastructure and the ease with which their systems can be …

With Crime-as-a-Service, anyone can be an attacker
Crime-as-a-Service (CaaS) is the practice of experienced cybercriminals selling access to the tools and knowledge needed to execute cybercrime – in particular, it’s often used …

Ransomware can penetrate quickly, significantly damaging an organization
Cloudian issued its 2021 Ransomware Victims Report, based on an independent survey of 200 IT decision makers whose organizations experienced a ransomware attack between 2019 …

Dark web ads offering corporate network access increase seven-fold
In its latest research, security specialist Positive Technologies documents how the market enabling initial access to corporate networks has evolved through 2020 and into …

Trending cybercrimes and the big impact of lesser-known breaches
Sontiq released the Mid-Year 2021 Cybercrime Report, which highlights five key trends and the 2021 data breaches that pose the highest level of risk to victims. Companies are …
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