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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

Cyber threats are becoming increasingly difficult to detect. Our threat research analysts have complied the latest threat intelligence data to bring you the most cutting-edge and insightful information about the most recent cyber threats and what they mean for you. What does this mean for your business?

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Bitdefender 2020 Consumer Threat Landscape Report – Attackers Increasingly Target the Human Layer

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Bitdefender this week has published its annual Consumer Threat Landscape Report for 2020 underscoring some of the most prevalent cyber threats targeting regular users today. A key stat: cybercrime in 2020 was marked by a visible and aggressive targeting of the human layer. Exploits and coin miners.

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The Ongoing Cyber Threat to Critical Infrastructure

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

The Ongoing Cyber Threat to Critical Infrastructure. With that in mind, Thales has launched the 2022 Thales Data Threat Report Critical Infrastructure Edition, which includes responses from 300 security leaders and practitioners within critical infrastructure organizations. Thu, 07/21/2022 - 12:28. Data Security.

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The Latest Cybersecurity Statistics 2020 By Category

Spinone

Cybersecurity professionals are not standing still for these threats and try to address them properly. In some sense, 2020 was special—the coronavirus pandemic and the global shift to remote working became significant factors affecting the cybersecurity landscape. How exactly? Let’s find out.

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Making the case for MDR: An ally in an unfriendly landscape

Webroot

For MSPs, their mid-market customers may not be at the scale or size of an enterprise to respond effectively to cyber threats. SMBs and MSPs don’t have to approach the evolving threat landscape alone. Managed detection and response (MDR) offers a reliable defense and response approach to cyber threats. What is MDR?

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Financial cyberthreats in 2022

SecureList

However, traditional financial threats – such as banking malware and financial phishing, continue to take up a significant share of such financially-motivated cyberattacks. We previously reported on the Lazarus group, which developed VHD ransomware for the purpose of monetary gain.

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