The rise of non-English language spear phishing emails
Business email compromise (BEC) threats are one of the many tried-and-tested tactics cybercriminals use to target their victims. These tend to be brief messages with only a …
Massive rise in threats across expanding attack surfaces
There was a massive increase in cyber threats globally year-over-year fueled by both the pandemic and expanding attack surfaces, Skybox Security reveals. Expanding attack …
ICS threat landscape highlights
Dragos releases annual analysis of ICS/OT focused cyber threats, vulnerabilities, assessments, and incident response insights. “In 2020, the industrial community performed …
Physical cyber threats: What do criminals leave when they break in?
Many organizations have maintained heavy investment in cybersecurity over the last year, even in an unpredictable time when other spending has faltered. Gartner estimates that …
Adversaries exploit supply chains, double down on COVID-19 and ransomware
Supply chain attacks, ransomware, data extortion and nation-state threats prove to be more prolific than ever, a CrowdStrike report suggests. eCrime attacks made up 79% of all …
Most security pros think a WAF is high maintenance
An organization’s web application firewall (WAF) is a critical line of defense in protecting proprietary and customer data, but the concern is that some organizations are …
Business email compromise is a top concern for banks
Bottomline and Strategic Treasurer released the results of a survey that gathered details about corporate and banking experiences, actions and plans regarding fraud. Results …
Knowledge graphs: The secret of Google Search and now XDR
Wading through waves of alert noise to find real threats and manually connecting the dots to find context in real-time attacks are essential capabilities in today’s …
Analysts need advanced automation tools to reduce fear of missing incidents
Security analysts are becoming less productive due to widespread “alert fatigue” resulting in ignored alerts, increased stress, and fear of missing incidents, according to an …
Malware increased by 358% in 2020
A research study conducted by Deep Instinct reports on the hundreds of millions of attempted cyberattacks that occurred every day throughout 2020 showing malware increased by …
Successful BEC attacks become 56% more costly
The number of phishing attacks grew through 2020, fully doubling over the course of the year. Attacks peaked in October 2020, with a high of 225,304 new phishing sites …
mHealth apps consistently expose PII and PHI through APIs
All of the 30 popular mHealth apps that were tested are vulnerable to API attacks that can allow unauthorized access to full patient records including protected health …