2021 nastiest malware: Here to stay and ever evolving
This year was yet another year with COVID-19 and malware running rampant in the headlines. Be it in person or online, the world is still struggling in the fight against …
Ransomware: Relationship breakdowns have never been so satisfying
Names such as Conti, Ryuk, Babuk, and Darkside have permeated into public consciousness, linked to disruptions of critical services worldwide. And with good measure, since the …
91.5% of malware arrived over encrypted connections during Q2 2021
The latest report from the WatchGuard shows an astonishing 91.5% of malware arriving over encrypted connections during Q2 2021. This is a dramatic increase over the previous …
Ransomware attacks on the rise – How to counter them?
In June 2012, Deloitte conducted an online survey of 50 C-suite and other executives about cyber threat detection and response and found that almost 87% of the pollees …
Enterprise security challenges and increased cloud usage fueled by remote work
81% of U.S.-based IT professionals believe that having remote workers has increased enterprise security challenges, while 74% acknowledge that their company’s use of cloud …
Ransomware attack levels soaring, now accounting for 69% of all attacks involving malware
Ransomware attacks have reached ‘stratospheric’ levels in Q2 2021, now accounting for 69% of all attacks involving malware. That is among the most disturbing finding in the …
How to protect the corporate network from spyware
It used to be easy for network administrators to identify where corporate boundaries are; they were usually where the external and internal networks meet. That made it easy …
Phishing attempts: Employees can be the first line of defense
33% of emails employees report as phishing attempts are either malicious or highly suspect, according to new research. The finding comes from an analysis of emails reported by …
Ransomware attacks: The power of adaptation
The pandemic has had a major impact on almost every aspect of our society and left many organizations susceptible to increasingly sophisticated ransomware attacks. In this …
Enterprising criminals are selling direct access to cloud accounts
Lacework released its cloud threat report, unveiling the new techniques and avenues cybercriminals are infiltrating to profit from businesses. The rapid shift of applications …
Ransomware attacks increased by 288% in H1 2021
Analysis from NCC Group’s Research Intelligence and Fusion Team (RIFT) has highlighted the growing threat of ransomware around the world. The number of ransomware attacks …
Increase in credential phishing and brute force attacks causing financial and reputational damage
Abnormal Security released a report which examines the escalating adverse impact of socially-engineered and never-seen-before email attacks, and other advanced email …