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Organizations Struggle with Cloud Security in the Post Digital Transformation Era – Highlights from our 2020 Data Threat Report-Global Edition

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

2020 marks the launch of the Thales Data Threat Report-Global Edition for the seventh consecutive year. This year the report focuses on the post digital transformation era. The 2020 Thales Data Threat Report-Global Edition indicates that we have reached a tipping point.

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

Webroot

Although cybercriminal activity throughout 2020 was as innovative as ever, some of the most noteworthy threat activity we saw came from the old familiar players, namely ransomware, business email compromise (BEC) and phishing. By September 2020, the average ransom payment peaked at $233,817. “In

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Soaring ransomware payments, consistent infections, deceptive URLs and more in this year’s 2022 BrightCloud® Threat Report

Webroot

If your business falls within these industries or if you’re concerned your personal PC could be prone to infection, read the complete section on malware in the 2022 BrightCloud® Threat Report. The year-end average for 2021 more than doubled the 2020 average, reaching $322,168.

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The Changing Face of Data Security in Australia and New Zealand

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

According to Domo CEO Josh James’ recent blog post “By 2020, there will be 40x more bytes of data than there are stars in the observable universe.”. Download the Thales 2019 Data Threat Report-Australia/New Zealand Edition to find out more about the changing face of data protection in ANZ. Data, data and more data!

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Report: Phishing Attacks Sustain Historic Highs

Webroot

In fact, phishing attacks spiked by 510% from just January – February 2020, according to the 2021 Threat Report. These increases leveled off by the summer, but phishing attacks still increased 34% from September – October 2020. Overall, 76% of executives report that phishing is still up compared to before the pandemic.

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Threat Report Portugal: Q2 2020

Security Affairs

The Threat Report Portugal: Q2 2020 compiles data collected on the malicious campaigns that occurred from April to Jun, Q2, of 2020. This makes it a reliable and trustworthy and continuously updated source, focused on the threats targeting Portuguese citizens. Phishing and Malware Q2 2020.

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‘Tis the season for protecting your devices with Webroot antivirus

Webroot

According to our 2021 Webroot BrightCloud Threat Report , on average, 18.8% of consumer PCs in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and South America were infected during 2020. The post ‘Tis the season for protecting your devices with Webroot antivirus appeared first on Webroot Blog. Do I really need antivirus? In a word, yes.

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