30% of phishing threats involve newly registered domains
Phishing remains the most dominant and fastest growing internet crime, largely due to the ubiquity of email and the ceaseless issue of human error that is preyed upon by …
Federal agencies gear up for zero trust executive order deadline
Federal agencies are prepared to meet the zero trust executive order requirements from the Biden Administration with just over a year until the deadline, according to …
Heavy workloads driving IT professionals to resign
A quarter of IT professionals are seriously contemplating leaving their current jobs within the next six months, potentially costing US companies upwards of 145 billion …
Navigating generative AI risks and regulatory challenges
The mass availability of generative AI, such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google Bard, became a top concern for enterprise risk executives in the second quarter of 2023, according …
Threat intelligence’s key role in mitigating malware threats
Malware, being one of the most prevalent and pervasive initial threat vectors, continues to adapt and become more sophisticated, according to OPSWAT. Crucial role of threat …
How executives’ personal devices threaten business security
Today, individual people – not businesses or government entities as a whole – are the primary targets, or entry points, for all major cyberattacks, according to …
Private network adoption grows as enterprises seek greater control and security
Enterprises are turning to private networks to enhance security and resiliency, according to Spirent. “Private networks are emerging as a viable alternative to traditional …
37% of third-party applications have high-risk permissions
Email attacks have increased in both sophistication and volume since the start of the year, according to Abnormal Security. Examining data since 2013, Abnormal identified a …
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 …