SecureList

MARCH 31, 2021

2020 was challenging for everyone: companies, regulators, individuals. As a result, 2020 was extremely eventful in terms of digital threats, in particular those faced by financial institutions. In 2020, the group tried its hand at the big extortion game with the VHD ransomware family. Key findings. to 13.21%.

Banking 119

Banking Phishing Malware Mobile 119

Webroot

APRIL 4, 2022

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.

Threat Reports 106

Threat Reports Ransomware Cyber threats Phishing 106

Hot for Security

APRIL 5, 2021

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. Aligned efforts to capitalize on COVID-19.

Cybercrime 116

Cybercrime Ransomware Cyber threats Surveillance 116

Spinone

DECEMBER 16, 2020

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.

Cybersecurity 52

Cybersecurity Data breaches Phishing Cyber threats 52

Dark Reading

APRIL 22, 2022

Comcast Business mitigated 24,845 multi-vector DDoS attacks in 2021, a 47 percent increase over 2020.

DDOS 62

DDOS Threat Reports 62

Security Boulevard

JUNE 16, 2021

The CrowdStrike 2021 Global Threat Report called 2020 one of the most active years in recent memory for those tasked with stopping breaches and protecting organizations against cyberattacks, provided details on trends that emerged throughout the year and called on security teams to become more versatile, proactive and productive to step out in front (..)

Cybersecurity 140

Cybersecurity Threat Reports Security Awareness Ransomware 140

Security Boulevard

MAY 6, 2021

Mobile device management (MDM) deployments haven’t exactly put the kibosh on threats to financial services. In fact, even while MDM adoption rose 50%, quarterly exposure to phishing between 2019 and 2020 jumped by 125%, according to the Lookout Financial Services Threat Report.

Financial Services 141

Financial Services Phishing Malware Mobile 141

CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 1, 2021

As per the document ‘Mobile Malware Evolution 2020’ document released by Kaspersky, the online banking services have become prime targets to those spreading Mobile Adware. And the threat report says that hackers are now focusing on improving the quality of adware, rather than raising their victimizing scope with mass attacks.

Adware 141

Adware Banking Mobile Firmware 141

Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

According to IDC’s 2020 Global DNS Threat Report, the average cost of such an attack is now approaching $1 million, and impacts can range from. The post Don’t Get ‘Shawshanked’ by DNS Tunneling appeared first on Security Boulevard.

DNS 52

DNS DDOS Threat Reports Malware 52

CSO Magazine

APRIL 29, 2021

The 2021 Webroot BrightCloud Threat Report provides insight into which industries are more targeted than others, with the highest infection rates in 2020 belonging to Wholesale Trade (up 32.2%), Mining/Oil/Gas (up 32.0%), Manufacturing (up 25.9%) and Public Administration (up 25.0%).

Surveillance 95

Surveillance Manufacturing Data breaches Threat Reports 95

SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

New research from Lookout reveals the most common mobile threats aimed at federal, state, and local government agencies and their employees—all of which have increased since 2021. One in eight government employees were exposed to phishing threats.

Mobile 94

Mobile Government Phishing Risk 94

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter). The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 288 appeared first on Security Affairs.

Data breaches 81

Data breaches Ransomware Hacking Threat Reports 81

CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center has issued the warning that Russian hacking group dubbed Nobelium Threat Actor have compromised the networks of technology service providers and resellers of cloud service providers and so it’s high time private entities review their Cybersecurity posture.

Cyber Attacks 133

Cyber Attacks Threat Reports Technology Hacking 133

Security Affairs

AUGUST 14, 2020

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.

Threat Reports 125

Threat Reports Phishing Banking Malware 125

CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 18, 2021

SonicWall Cyber Threat report has confirmed that the year 2021 witnessed a record number of ransomware attacks in just 6 months, taking the number to 304.3 million; double than what was observed in the first six months of 2020.

Ransomware 133

Ransomware Cryptocurrency Cyber threats Threat Reports 133

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

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!

Digital transformation 135

Digital transformation Data breaches Threat Reports Encryption 135

Security Affairs

JANUARY 26, 2021

Threat Report Portugal Q4 2020: Data related to Phishing and malware attacks based on the Portuguese Abuse Open Feed 0xSI_f33d. This makes it a reliable and trustworthy and continuously updated source, focused on the threats targeting Portuguese citizens. Phishing and Malware Q4 2020. Threats by Sector.

Threat Reports 107

Threat Reports Phishing Malware Banking 107

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Thu, 11/05/2020 - 06:52. According to the 2020 Thales Data Threat Report-Global Edition , 30% of the respondents in the financial services sector are either aggressively disrupting their market or are embedding digital capabilities that enable greater enterprise agility. Labelled Industry 4.0, Data security. Encryption.

Financial Services 62

Financial Services Mobile Digital transformation Encryption 62

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Threat Report Portugal Q3 2020: Data related to Phishing and malware attacks based on the Portuguese Abuse Open Feed 0xSI_f33d. This makes it a reliable and trustworthy and continuously updated source, focused on the threats targeting Portuguese citizens. Phishing and Malware Q3 2020. Threats by Sector.

Threat Reports 81

Threat Reports Phishing Malware Banking 81

Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2020

Threat Report Portugal Q1 2020: Phishing and malware by numbers. This makes it a reliable and trustworthy and continuously updated source, focused on the threats targeting Portuguese citizens. This makes it a reliable and trustworthy and continuously updated source, focused on the threats targeting Portuguese citizens.

Threat Reports 93

Threat Reports Phishing Banking Malware 93

Threatpost

OCTOBER 19, 2020

A new threat report shows that APTs are switching up their tactics when exploiting Microsoft services like Exchange and OWA, in order to avoid detection.

Threat Reports 97

Threat Reports Internet Internet Government 97

Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2020

Please give me your vote for European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERS [link]. Are Maze operators behind the attack on the IT services giant Cognizant? Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Spyware 90

Spyware Hacking Advertising Antivirus 90

Identity IQ

AUGUST 10, 2021

According to this year’s Cyber Threat Report from SonicWall , ransomware attacks have increased rapidly, surpassing the number of attacks in 2020 and the first half of this year. The report revealed that over 304.7 million ransomware attacks were reported globally in the first half of this year, exceeding 304.6

Ransomware 98

Ransomware Financial Services Insurance CISO 98

Webroot

JANUARY 26, 2022

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.

Phishing 103

Phishing DNS Backups Security Awareness 103

CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The CrowdStrike 2021 Global Threat Report also confirmed that the Kim Jong Un nation is planning to close its border ties with China as a precautionary measure to curb the spread on COVID-19 from Chinese border migration.

Cyber Attacks 104

Cyber Attacks Healthcare Cryptocurrency Banking 104

SecureList

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

share in 2020 to the second most common in 2021 with 12.2%. Emotet (9.3%), described by Europol as “the world’s most dangerous malware”, underwent a drop of five percentage points between 2020 and 2021.This The mass change in cybercriminals’ objectives and methods seen in 2020 continued in 2021.

Banking 97

Banking Phishing Cryptocurrency Malware 97

CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 14, 2021

2020 : A n era of change for Data Protection . 2020 : A n era of change for Data Protection . We know that t he turbulent events of 2020 , for example, created numerous challenges and gaps with regards to data protection, which must be remedied in 2021. The extent of this transformation was significant.

Data privacy 100

Data privacy Data breaches Data collection Healthcare 100

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Healthcare Organizations Need to Adapt Their Data Protection Policies to the New Threat Environment. Tue, 11/17/2020 - 06:44. While the pandemic accelerated their digital transformation initiatives, it also expanded their threat surface and opened up opportunities for cybercriminals. Encryption. Data security. Healthcare.

Healthcare 62

Healthcare Digital transformation Encryption Data breaches 62

Webroot

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

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. Antivirus programs can also protect against other malicious software like trojans, worms, adware and more. Do I really need antivirus? In a word, yes.

Antivirus 126

Antivirus Identity Theft Adware Internet 126

Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2022

The ransomware operation has been active since late December 2019, this is the second time that the FBI first shares IoC related to RagnarLocker operation, the FBI first became aware of this threat in April 2020. Use multi-factor authentication with strong passwords, including for remote access services.

Ransomware 83

Ransomware Financial Services VPN Passwords 83

Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2021

Chipmaker Intel reveals that an internal error caused a data leak Hacker leaks data of 2.28M users of dating site MeetMindful Tesla sues former employee for allegedly stealing sensitive docs Cryptocurrency exchange BuyUcoin hacked, data of 325K+ users leaked Cryptomining DreamBus botnet targets Linux servers Dutch police arrested two people for the (..)

Data breaches 69

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Hacking 69

Security Affairs

AUGUST 2, 2021

According to the 2020 Insider Threat Report , contractors, service providers, and temporary workers pose the greatest risk to 50% of organizations. These attacks require physical access as someone must physically insert the rogue device, and in this case, that “someone” was an insider; more specifically, an outsourced worker.

Social Engineering 123

Social Engineering Healthcare Engineering Hacking 123

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 23, 2022

However, and despite receiving notable attention, only 56% of healthcare companies have formal ransomware response plans, reports the Thales 2022 Data Threats Report. According to a Check Point study, the industry experienced a 186% increase in weekly ransomware attacks between June 2020 and June 2021.

Healthcare 126

Healthcare Ransomware Authentication Threat Reports 126

Approachable Cyber Threats

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Back in 2020, these protections looked like the cybersecurity functions provided by firewalls, security awareness training, and cybersecurity audits. We call this insider threat and it can be devastating to organizations from any industry. So you’ll start building large walls, or even digging a moat, to protect it all.

Risk 98

Risk Cybersecurity Firewall Security Awareness 98

Security Affairs

JULY 22, 2021

The Threat Report Portugal: Q1 2021 compiles data collected on the malicious campaigns that occurred from April to June, Q2, of 2021. This makes it a reliable and trustworthy and continuously updated source, focused on the threats targeting Portuguese citizens. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Threat Report Q2 2021).

Threat Reports 111

Threat Reports Phishing Malware Banking 111

Duo's Security Blog

JUNE 14, 2021

Prisma Clouds’ 2021 Cloud Threat Report and Verizon’s 2021 DBIR Report show how companies have needed to adapt and expand cloud workloads and how this has affected their cybersecurity. This led to the cloud workloads of organizations growing by 20% from December 2019 to June 2020.

Passwords 98

Passwords Authentication Phishing Threat Reports 98

Webroot

MARCH 29, 2021

Firewalls embed threat intelligence and DNS security solutions are used to both block malware and control internet use. Remote work exploded in 2020 with the advent of COVID-19, rapidly ushering in a new way of working before all of the security details could really be worked out.

Hacking 116

Hacking DNS Firewall Malware 116