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Half a billion cyber attacks thwarted by Tokyo Olympics 2021

CyberSecurity Insiders

Hackers are always interested in events that grab the attention of the entire globe and one such sporting event was the Tokyo Olympics 2020 that was postponed by the organizers because of COVID-19 Pandemic and rescheduled and held between July–August 2021 i.e. in this year.

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10 Lessons Learned from the Top Cyber Threats of 2021

Security Boulevard

2021 was a busy year for the cyber security community. Emerging threats posed many challenges to security professionals and created many opportunities for threat actors. Picus has curated a list of the top five threats observed in 2021, detailing ten lessons defenders can learn from them. . CVE-2021-26885.

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GUEST ESSAY: Rising cyber risks make business intelligence gathering more vital than ever

The Last Watchdog

The top reason, chosen from a proved list of ten, was ‘increased cyber security risks’, followed by the related concern, ‘new and/or increased data privacy regulations’. Cyber security keeps the C-suite up at night and perhaps that’s no surprise. Cyber in a silo? And who is creating and driving the cyber strategy?

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News alert: Beazley reports on how AI, new tech distract businesses as cyber risk intensifies

The Last Watchdog

London, July 13, 2023 — Beazley, the leading specialist insurer, today published its latest Risk & Resilience report: Spotlight on: Cyber & Technology Risks 2023. Yet, boardroom focus on cyber risk appears to be diminishing. trillion by 2025, a 300% increase since 2015 1.

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Fidelity National Financial Cyber Attack Disrupts Real Estate Services

SecureWorld News

The cyberattack on FNF highlights the growing vulnerability of the real estate industry to cyber threats. The ransomware group BlackCat has claimed responsibility for the attack. The group is linked to the Colonial Pipeline hack that caused gas prices to spike in 2021 and the hack of MGM Resorts earlier this year.

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Most German Firms are vulnerable to Cyber Attacks

CyberSecurity Insiders

Hiscox Cyber Readiness Report 2021 states that most of the German firms are vulnerable to cyber attacks and are topping the list of the study group with a loss tally of $48 million. Researchers who conducted the survey concluded after gauging six key cyber security areas related to people, technology and processes.

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Education Sector has Seen a 44% Rise in Cyber Attacks Since 2021

CyberSecurity Insiders

The education sector is increasingly vulnerable to simple and sophisticated cyber threats, and higher learning is especially vulnerable. These attacks also tend to be more successful in access and payout in the event of ransom demands, with 74% of attacks ending successfully for hackers. 64% of higher education.