How costly is an insider threat?
Proofpoint released a report to identify the costs and trends associated with negligent, compromised, and malicious insiders. Notably, on average, impacted organizations spent …
Use of AI to fight insurance fraud hits all-time high
Insurers’ use of predictive analytics to fight fraud has reached an all-time high, according to an insurance fraud technology study by the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud …
Stealthy Excel malware putting organizations in crosshairs of ransomware gangs
The HP Wolf Security threat research team identified a wave of attacks utilizing Excel add-in files to spread malware, helping attackers to gain access to targets, and …
What makes achieving cyber resilience difficult?
Anomali published a report which provides visibility into the current threat landscape, reveals the top challenges to establishing a resilient cybersecurity posture, and …
Buy now, pay later fraud, romance and cryptocurrency schemes top the list of threats this year
Experian released its annual forecast, which reveals five fraud threats for the new year. With consumers continuing to take a digital-first approach to everything from …
How to achieve greater cyber resiliency
Spurred on by economic shutdowns, cyber criminals have become more cunning and brazen than ever before, executing ransomware attacks against organizations of all sizes across …
A 2022 priority: Automated mobile application security testing
The use of mobile devices has skyrocketed in the past two years and with it the mobile app market. It’s predicted mobile apps will generate more than $935 billion in revenue …
COVID test related scam emails still highly popular among cybercriminals
The Omicron variant has contributed to a 521 per cent rise in COVID test related scam emails between October 2021 and January 2022, according to Barracuda Networks. …
Spike in brand abuse attacks, 3-D Secure transaction volume rising
Outseer has published its latest quarterly Fraud & Payments report, confirming a troubling and massive spike in worldwide brand abuse attacks. The Q4 installment of the …
Exposed records exceeded 40 billion in 2021
According to a research by Tenable, at least 40,417,167,937 records were exposed worldwide in 2021, calculated by the analysis of 1,825 breach data incidents publicly …
The evolution of security analytics
As networks continue to evolve and security threats get more complex, security analytics plays an increasingly critical role in securing the enterprise. By combining software, …
Cyber risks top worldwide business concerns in 2022
Cyber perils are the biggest concern for companies globally in 2022, according to the Allianz Risk Barometer. The threat of ransomware attacks, data breaches or major IT …