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Ransomware, BEC and Phishing Still Top Concerns, per 2021 Threat Report

Webroot

According to the 2021 Webroot BrightCloud® Threat Report, each of these threat types saw significant fluctuations as people all over the world shifted to working, studying, and doing everything else online. Get the full story on these details and more in the 2021 Webroot BrightCloud® Threat Report.

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Remote Work is Here to Stay, and Other Cybersecurity Predictions for 2021

Webroot

One thing the cybersecurity experts at Webroot agree on is that work from home is here to stay for 2021, or at least it won’t recede to pre-pandemic levels in even the medium-term. As such, automation and the adoption of AI technologies will be critical to plugging the gap. On remote workforces and the problem of personal devices.

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GUEST ESSAY: How SIEMS, UEBAs fall short in today’s turbulent threat landscape

The Last Watchdog

And the cost of damage directly related to cybercrime is adding up, expected to reach $6 trillion by 2021. The painful impact of cyber attacks on businesses is worsening despite advances in technology aimed at protecting enterprises from malicious network traffic, insider threats, malware, denial of service attacks and phishing campaigns.

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GUEST ESSAY: Here’s why managed security services — MSS and MSSP — are catching on

The Last Watchdog

The unification revolution of cybersecurity solutions has started – and managed security service providers are leading the way. Managed security services (MSS) refer to a service model that enable the monitoring and managing of security technologies, systems, or even software-as-a-service (SaaS) products. Kjaersgaard.

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What a difference a year makes, or does it?

Webroot

In 2021, the 24/7 news cycle was filled with stories of cyberattacks. There was the infrastructure ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline in May 2021, which caused the company to cease operations for days. Our increasing reliance on information technology has provided a climate for malicious actors to take advantage.

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Iran-linked APT groups continue to evolve

Security Affairs

The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) shared the results of their analysis on the evolution of Iran-linked threat actors at the CyberWarCon 2021. Over the past year, Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) has observed an evolution of the tools, techniques, and procedures employed by Iranian nation-state actors.

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2022: The threat landscape is paved with faster and more complex attacks with no signs of stopping

Webroot

2020 may have been the year of establishing remote connectivity and addressing the cybersecurity skills gap, but 2021 presented security experts, government officials and businesses with a series of unpresented challenges. Threats abound in 2021. Malware made leaps and bounds in 2021. Ransomware. What to expect in 2022?