Webroot

JULY 8, 2021

Our latest threat report found the average ransomware payment peaked in September 2020 at more than $230 thousand. Presumably this has to do with whether a target had readily available backups, and lost time due to back and forth with extortionists or time spent making a payment.

Ransomware 132

Ransomware Energy and Utilities Surveillance Insurance 132

Webroot

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

An impersonation attack recently made headlines with the 2020 Twitter/Bitcoin scam , in which 130 high-profile Twitter accounts were compromised by outside parties to steal bitcoin. Each one has their own methods and protecting against them requires a multi-layered approach. Let’s look at a few primary examples. Who is the Impersonator?

Scams 109

Scams Phishing Firewall Social Engineering 109

Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2021

implement offline storage and tape-based backup. In 2020 groups were demanding as much as $30 million to unlock a victim’s files and systems. FBI Internet Crime Report 2020: Cybercrime Skyrocketed, with Email Compromise Accounting for 43% of Losses. conduct employee phishing tests. conduct penetration testing.

Energy and Utilities 120

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Banking Hacking 120

Webroot

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Take heart because, whatever happens, 2020 won’t be easily outdone (knock on wood). Personal devices are often used for work and, as we saw in our 2020 Threat Report, are twice as likely as business devices to encounter infections. Whatever 2021 is, at least 2020 will be over, right? Looking ahead to 2021.

Cybersecurity 74

Cybersecurity Engineering Phishing Social Engineering 74

Jane Frankland

APRIL 28, 2022

McKinsey & Company raised the alarm in 2020. Then, they reported 87% of organisations worldwide were already facing a skill gap or would face a severe talent shortage by 2025. Could it get any worse? Sadly, yes. The digital world has a skills shortage. It’s dire, and there’s intense competition for top talent.

CISO 130

CISO Mobile Technology Risk 130

Webroot

OCTOBER 1, 2021

2020 was a year of immense change. In our 2020 Webroot Threat Report , our security experts made a series of predictions related to the threat landscape. In the 2021 Webroot BrightCloud® Threat Report , we illustrate how securing and protecting your business doesn’t have to be overwhelming.

Ransomware 113

Ransomware Backups Threat Reports Small Business 113

Webroot

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

In our 2021 Webroot BrightCloud ® Threat Report , we found overall infection rates to be rising fastest in the healthcare, non-profit and arts/entertainment/recreation industries. In fact, the median ransom demand in 2021, according to advanced findings from our upcoming threat report, was $70,000.

Ransomware 106

Ransomware Small Business Backups Threat Reports 106

eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

553% increase in DNS Flood attacks from 1H 2020 to 2H 2023. Attackers will target network peripheral devices: network attached storage (NAS), backup storage, telephones, network equipment, and end-of-life assets. NetScout DDoS Threat Report : Summarizes data from NetScout’s ATLAS telemetry platform and 2023’s DDoS threat responses.

Cybersecurity 94

Cybersecurity DDOS Penetration Testing Passwords 94

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 25, 2021

McAfee researchers addressed the shift in ransomware strategy this week in their McAfee Threats Report: June 2021. Likewise, circa 2019/2020, we saw the introduction of leak sites. According to reports, the group had also stolen about 100 gigabytes of data from Colonial servers before the onset of the malware attack.

Ransomware 105

Ransomware Backups Encryption Malware 105