cybersecurity
Ransomware attacks decrease, operators started rebranding
Positive Technologies experts have analyzed the Q3 2021 cybersecurity threatscape and found a decrease in the number of unique cyberattacks. However, there’s been an increase …
Supply chains, ransomware, zero trust and other security predictions for 2022
As 2021 draws to a close, no one in their right mind thinks that cybersecurity risk is just someone else’s problem anymore; major cybersecurity incidents like the SolarWinds …
Exploring the current state of cybersecurity resilience
Cyberattacks surged over fivefold during the height of the pandemic, with large U.K. organisations each facing an average of 885 attempted cyberattacks in 2020 – up from 156 …
Businesses need to stop thinking that ransomware is different from other attacks
Organizations are in danger of allowing the spectre of ransomware attacks to distract them from keeping up with general security measures, according to SE Labs. The company …
Need to improve application security? Reduce friction between developers and security teams
Tromzo has released the findings from their report, based on a survey of 403 US-based application security practitioners who work at organizations where their development team …
How will the cybersecurity industry evolve in 2022?
The cybersecurity landscape has always been dynamic. However, this past year highlighted vulnerabilities and attack vectors that will drive trends and shape global …
External attackers can penetrate most local company networks
In 93% of cases, external attackers can breach the organization’s network perimeter and gain access to local network resources, and it takes an average of two days to …
Security and vulnerability management market size to reach $20.1 billion by 2027
The global security and vulnerability management market size is expected to reach $20.1 billion by 2027, rising at a market growth of 7.1% CAGR during the forecast period, …
Log4Shell is a dumpster fire that should have been avoided
On Thursday, December 9, 2021, my young, Minecraft-addicted kids were still completely oblivious of the Log4j vulnerabilities in their favorite game. Then again, so was every …
PCI SSC updates its device security standard for HSMs
The PCI SSC published the latest version of its device security standard for Hardware Security Modules (HSMs). HSMs are secure cryptographic devices that are used for …
Ransomware Empire: Who might blackmail your company?
The history of ransomware attacks covers slightly over 30 years. Over this modest period, cybercriminals have been relentlessly building ransomware capacities and improving …
Open-source software holds the key to solving Log4Shell-like problems
Earlier this month, the existence of a critical vulnerability in Apache Log4j 2 was revealed and a PoC for it published. Dubbed Log4Shell, it’s an issue in a logging library …