DDoS attacks were a more serious threat in Q3 2021 than ever before
Link11 has released new data from its network on the development of the DDoS threat: The number of attacks remains at a very high level in Q3 2021. After Q2 2021 had already …
Phishing attacks grow 31.5% over 2020, social media attacks continue to climb
Phishing remains the dominant attack vector for bad actors, growing 31.5 percent over 2020, according to a PhishLabs report. Notably, attacks in September 2021 were more than …
Organizations believe they are ready for ransomware attacks
Over the past year there has been a dramatic rise in ransomware attacks, and while all organizations are a target, large enterprises are bearing the brunt – experiencing …
Banking malware threats are increasing sharply
Banking malware threats are sharply increasing as cybercriminals target the rising popularity of mobile banking on smartphones, with plots aimed at stealing personal banking …
Cloud adoption growing steadily, but cost and regulatory challenges remain
O’Reilly announced the findings of a survey report which explores the latest trends in cloud, microservices, distributed application development, and other critical …
Mobile phishing exposure in the energy industry surged 161% in 2021
Mobile phishing exposure surged 161% within the energy industry between the second half of 2020 and the first half of 2021, a Lookout report reveals. The research indicates …
Security teams need to become more proactive and risk-driven
83% of companies would suffer business damage during the first 24 hours of an outage and thereafter, which comes as no surprise with recent surges in ransomware and other …
77% of rootkits are used for espionage purposes
In a new report, Positive Technologies analyzes this past decade’s most infamous families of rootkits – programs that hide the presence of malicious software or …
Blocked DDoS events up 75% in the first nine months of 2021
Radware has published results from its report which provides an overview of the DDoS attack landscape, application attack developments, and unsolicited network scanning …
Surge in cyber attacks confirms the need for zero trust security
Zscaler announced the release of a report that tracked and analyzed over 20 billion threats blocked over HTTPS, a protocol originally designed for secure communication over …
Ten CIO agenda predictions that will impact IT pros by 2026
According to an IDC report, through 2026, 65% of CIOs will sustain a cycle of tech-based empowerment, agility, and resilience through collaborative governance, new service …
How the rise in identity crimes and cyberattacks impacts small businesses
The Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) has published a report on the impacts of identity crimes and cyberattacks on small businesses. There are 42 million solopreneurs, …
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