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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. Here are some of the findings from the report. COVID-19 definitely affected phishing in very visible ways.

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World Backup Day reminds us all just how precious our data is

Webroot

What is backup? Simply put, backup is a copy of your files. Why backup? Backup enables you to keep your data accessible and secure. According to the 2022 BrightCloud® Threat Report, medium-sized organizations (21 to 100 licensed PCs) experienced malware infection rates that affected nine PCs on average last year.

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How IT Will Prevail in the 2021 Cyber-Demic

Webroot

As employees around the world continue to work from home, 2021 is shaping up to be another year of record highs in terms of malicious online activity. Once the criminals have domain credentials, they can disable security and/or tamper with backups. How IT will Prevail in 2021. What is the cyber-demic? Classify your data.

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Cyber Security Roundup for April 2021

Security Boulevard

roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, March 2021. FatFace CEO Liz Evans released a statement which said “ On 17th January 2021 FatFace identified some suspicious activity within its IT systems. Covid Fraud: £34.5m

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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. The biggest change for 2021 will be securing remote workforces and remote perimeters, which include home networks and home devices, particularly personal devices.

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What is a Cyberattack? Types and Defenses

eSecurity Planet

The 2022 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report found that all types of cyberattacks increased in 2021. Encrypted threats spiked 167%, ransomware increased 105%, and 5.4 billion malware attacks were identified by the report. Backup and encryption. So keeping backups offline is of paramount importance.

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Access Management is Essential for Strengthening OT Security

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

In September 2021, the FBI’s Cyber Division released a summary of five major attacks against the industry in the prior year , including JBS, a global food processor and meat supplier that paid an $11 million ransom to REvil. This is certainly an option for organizations with well-defined backup and remediation processes.