Nastiest malware of 2018: Top attack payloads wreaking havoc
Webroot highlights the top cyberattacks of 2018 in its latest nastiest malware list, which showcases the malware and attack payloads that have been most detrimental to …
Cryptomining dethrones ransomware as top threat in 2018
Based on trends in the first half of 2018, Webroot found that cybercriminals are shifting to increasingly sophisticated and targeted means of attack while also expanding their …
Attackers playing into users’ commitment to security continue to sail through defenses
KnowBe4 shared its Top 10 Global Phishing Email Subject Lines for Q2 2018. The messages in the report are based on simulated phishing tests users received or real-world emails …
Webroot announces integration with BrightGauge
This partnership will integrate Webroot’s real-time cybersecurity data into dashboards and reports through the BrightGauge’s business intelligence platform for …
Confidence wavers in face of evolving cybersecurity threats
Webroot found that businesses in the U.S., U.K. and Australia are taking cybersecurity seriously – with almost 100 percent of respondents conducting some form of employee …
Dixons Carphone breach: Personal and payment card info compromised
Dixons Carphone, the multinational electrical and telecommunications retailer that holds over 2,000 stores across the UK, Ireland and mainland Europe, has suffered a security …
Most businesses believe stronger data protection policies will lead to fewer breaches
In light of new data privacy legislations, a new Webroot report looks at how businesses in the U.S., U.K., and Australia are adjusting to new data security measures in order …
Organisations across the UK are still struggling with ransomware
A year after the WannaCry ransomware attack impacted an estimated 200,000 victims, new research has revealed that organisations across the UK are still struggling to deal with …
Phishing, malware, and cryptojacking continue to increase in sophistication
Attackers are constantly trying new ways to get around established defenses. The data, collected throughout 2017 by Webroot, illustrates that attacks such as ransomware are …
46,000 new phishing sites are created every day
An average of 1.385 million new, unique phishing sites are created each month, with a high of 2.3 million sites created in May. The data collected by Webroot shows today’s …
Most SMBs plan to outsource IT security this year
96 percent of small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the US, UK, and Australia believe their organizations will be susceptible to external cybersecurity threats in 2017. …
Top phishing targets in 2016? Google, Yahoo, and Apple
For every new phishing URL impersonating a financial institution, there were more than seven impersonating technology companies. Comparison of most impersonated companies …