SiteLock

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

In fact, according to Hiscox’s 2021 Cyber Readiness Report , the amount spent on cybersecurity in 2020 by small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) increased from $551 million to a staggering $925 million. Spam and phishing: This is when unsolicited emails containing malware links or attachments make their way into a user's inbox.

Small Business 59

Small Business Education DDOS Malware 59

CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 28, 2023

Health providers are a tempting target for cyber attackers, particularly with ransomware, as they combine deeply personal information and they are often perceived as having weaker security infrastructure, while any disruption can be life threatening.

Cybersecurity 52

Cybersecurity Small Business Backups Artificial Intelligence 52

Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Impersonating domains are a thorny problem for most brands, as our 2021 research proved, when we detected an average of 1,100 impersonating domains and subdomains per year per Digital Shadows client. As you can see below, the attackers here merely changed the TLD to deceive users into trusting this webpage. pro impersonating domain.

Cyber threats 52

Cyber threats Media Social Engineering Mobile 52

Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 13, 2022

In their 2021 report, Social Engineering and Basic Web Application Attacks accounted for over 50% of all breach events. This time around, if you thought ransomware and phishing should have been at the top (these fall under System Intrusion and Social Engineering ) you would have been right!

Data breaches 106

Data breaches Social Engineering Engineering Phishing 106

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

Cybercriminals often leverage social engineering tactics like phishing and spear-phishing to propagate sophisticated malware. From mining cryptocurrency to launching DDoS attacks against networks, there are countless ways in which malware can access and utilize victim’s computers and data. Less Common Types of Malware.

Malware 107

Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 107

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 16, 2022

payment cards for free Harvard Business Publishing licensee hit by ransomware Everest gang demands $200K for data stolen from South Africa state-owned electricity company ESKOM CommonSpirit hospital chains hit by ransomware, patients are facing problems Lloyd’s of London investigates alleged cyber attack. Pierluigi Paganini.

Cyber Attacks 89

Cyber Attacks DDOS Ransomware Phishing 89

Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 6, 2023

For example, DDoS attacks and unauthorized encryption (e.g. ransomware) were not a “data breach" unless attackers were able to view or copy/ transmit data out of the environment. Basic Web Application Attacks: SQL Injection, exploiting vulnerabilities, using stolen credentials. Do those perceptions reflect reality?

Cybersecurity 106

Cybersecurity Social Engineering Data breaches Engineering 106

Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 13, 2022

In their 2021 report, Social Engineering and Basic Web Application Attacks accounted for over 50% of all breach events. This time around, if you thought ransomware and phishing should have been at the top (these fall under System Intrusion and Social Engineering ) you would have been right!

Data breaches 52

Data breaches Social Engineering Engineering Phishing 52

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 6, 2023

There are several methods of delivering ransomware attacks. Whether deployed by ransomware groups or individuals via ransomware as a service (RaaS) , the most common method of ransomware deployment is a phishing email. One attack in particular thrust ransomware into the spotlight as never before, the May 2021 Colonial Pipeline attack.

Ransomware 98

Ransomware Backups Encryption Cybersecurity 98

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

billion Cisco confirms that data leaked by the Yanluowang ransomware gang were stolen from its systems Some firmware bugs in HP business devices are yet to be fixed Albania was hit by a new cyberattack and blames Iran Iran-linked APT42 is behind over 30 espionage attacks.

Firmware 87

Firmware DDOS Healthcare Hacking 87

Approachable Cyber Threats

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

First, a little background Verizon’s 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) [1] , an industry publication that analyzes cybersecurity incident and breach data from around the world, found that over 99% of all incident and breach events fall into one of only eight major categories. Curious to see it in action? Try it out!

Data breaches 98

Data breaches Social Engineering Engineering Phishing 98

Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 7, 2023

For example, DDoS attacks and unauthorized encryption (e.g. ransomware) were not a “data breach" unless attackers were able to view or copy/ transmit data out of the environment. Basic Web Application Attacks: SQL Injection, exploiting vulnerabilities, using stolen credentials. Do those perceptions reflect reality?

Cybersecurity 52

Cybersecurity Social Engineering Data breaches Engineering 52

The Last Watchdog

MAY 24, 2021

Some instructive fresh intelligence about how cyber attacks continue to saturate the Internet comes to us from Akamai Technologies. As a leading global content delivery network (CDN), Akamai has a birdseye view of what is coursing through cyber space moment-by-moment. The world is ‘always-on’ and so are the attackers.

Financial Services 178

Financial Services Passwords Media Data breaches 178

Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Now more than ever, threat actors are trying to attack company networks. In fact, there were 50% more attack attempts per week on corporate networks globally in 2021 than in 2020. 5 technologies that help prevent cyber attacks for SMBs (ranked in order of importance). Subscribe to our Business newsletter today.

Technology 63

Technology DNS Cyber Insurance Insurance 63

Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

A roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, February 2021. The sudo vulnerability aka CVE-2001-3156 , seemed to go under the radar after it was announced and patches were released on 26th January 2021. Npower App Hack.

Energy and Utilities 145

Energy and Utilities Ransomware DDOS Accountability 145

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

A report from IBM claims that 21% of all cyber attacks the company remediated in 2021 were ransomware, making it the most common type of attack in the report. They often evade detection by operating at the same security level as the operating system itself, making them capable of especially devastating cyber attacks.

Malware 75

Malware Adware Spyware Antivirus 75

ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Vamosi: In the summer of 2021, the Colonial Pipeline in the US. The Biden administration said it is working with a Colonial Pipeline Company to deal with the cyber hack and its effects. Colonial shut down its pipeline, the largest of its kind in the US, after the company learned it was the victim of this cyber extortion attempt.

Ransomware 40

Ransomware Encryption Cybercrime Government 40

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

In July 2001, the Code Red Worm attempted to subject the entire Internet to a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. Eventually, the infected computers were all directed to attempt a DDoS specifically on whitehouse.gov, though the White House managed to sidestep the assault. Welcome to [link] Hacked By Chinese!”.

Malware 140

Malware Ransomware Antivirus Internet 140

Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

2000 — Mafiaboy — 15-year-old Michael Calce, aka MafiaBoy, a Canadian high school student, unleashes a DDoS attack on several high-profile commercial websites including Amazon, CNN, eBay and Yahoo! An industry expert estimates the attacks resulted in $1.2 An industry expert estimates the attacks resulted in $1.2

Cybercrime 135

Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Banking Hacking 135

CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 8, 2021

We have seen firsthand that it takes more than an individual task force to combat ransomware and other related threats such as phishing, insider threats and more. Have hope that through the hard work and brilliant minds behind these security defenses that 2022 will not be a repeat of such high level attacks.

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Data breaches Ransomware Government Cybersecurity 142