Recent ransomware attacks share curiously similar tactics
A series of ransomware attacks made by different groups share curiously similar characteristics, according to Sophos. Sophos released new findings into the connections between …
Data exfiltration is now the go-to cyber extortion strategy
The abuse of zero-day and one-day vulnerabilities in the past six months led to a 143% increase in victims when comparing Q1 2022 with Q1 2023, according to Akamai. Ransomware …
The ransomware rollercoaster continues as criminals advance their business models
Ransomware shows no signs of slowing, with ransomware activity ending 13 times higher than at the start of 2023 as a proportion of all malware detections, according to …
Seasoned cyber pros are more complacent in their skills than junior staff
Average response time accelerated from 29 to 19 days, from 2021 to 2022, with lessons from Log4j and other high-profile vulnerabilities having a significant impact on urgency …
Managing human cyber risks matters now more than ever
As artificial intelligence amplifies the sophistication and reach of phishing, vishing, and smishing attacks, understanding and managing human cyber risks has become …
Budget constraints threaten cybersecurity in government bodies
Government organizations are attractive targets for threat actors whose motivations may be geopolitical, financial, or disruption, according to BlackBerry. Because threat …
VPNs remain a risky gamble for remote access
Organizations are expressing deep concerns about their network security due to the risks from VPNs, according to a new Zscaler report. The report stresses the need for …
IaaS networking services revenue to hit $19.4 billion in 2023
The importance of networking to and within cloud environments has grown significantly for enterprise customers as more and more applications, workloads, and data are moved to …
Organizations want stronger AI regulation amid growing concerns
AI professionals are still facing some very real challenges in democratizing data, much less AI (much less Generative AI), across their organizations, according to Dataiku. …
67% of data breaches start with a single click
Technology is accelerating faster than it ever has before, giving IT and security teams more tools to fend off cybersecurity attacks from an increasingly diverse slate of bad …
1 in 100 emails is malicious
BEC and phishing attacks soar by 20% and 41% respectively in H1 2023, according to Perception Point. Cyber attackers have continued to refine their methods, adopting more …
The gap in users’ identity security knowledge gives cybercriminals an opening
With exponential growth in the number of human and machine actors on the network and more sophisticated technology in more places, identity in this new era is rapidly becoming …