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Report Finds 50% of Scattered Spider Phishing Domains Targeted Finance & Insurance

Digital Shadows

In this blog, well preview the reports highlights and give insights into social engineering campaigns leveraging impersonating domains and our predictions for the threats shaping 2025. With a 152% rise in exploited network-edge vulnerabilities, securing unpatched systems has never been more critical.

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Mishing Is the New Phishing — And It’s More Dangerous

eSecurity Planet

Zimperium found that mishing activity peaked in August 2024, with over 1,000 daily attacks recorded. As businesses rely more on mobile devices for authentication and communication, these evolving threats are slipping past conventional security defenses, putting corporate networks at greater risk. What is mishing?

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How to Use A Password Manager: Setup, Benefits & Best Practices in 2024

eSecurity Planet

7 Benefits of Having a Password Manager More Secure Passwords Password managers can generate truly random passwords immune from social engineering attacks. Top Password Managers of 2024 We’ve reviewed the top enterprise password managers, individually and head-to-head , elsewhere in the TechAdvice online universe.

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Advanced threat predictions for 2025

SecureList

In this article in the KSB series, we review the trends of the past year, reflect on the predictions we made for 2024 , and offer insights into what we can expect in 2025. As expected, we continued to observe attacks in 2024 involving exploits for Apple devices. For instance, in Q2 2024, we saw a 23% increase in BYOVD usage.

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Cybersecurity Management Lessons from Healthcare Woes

eSecurity Planet

2024 looks like it will only increase the number of affected individuals considering the scale of ransomware attacks from the first half of the year in the USA, Canada, and Australia. million for the first three quarters of FY 2024. Ascension might try to blame financial troubles for lack of preparation. Ascension lost $2.66

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5 Critical Threat Actors You Need to Know About

Digital Shadows

In Q3 2024, ransomware service provider “RansomHub” emerged as the most dominant ransomware group, taking the mantle from “LockBit” and “ALPHV.” Our report spotlights five major threat actors dominating the cybersecurity landscape in 2024 that every professional should know about.

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Vulnerability Recap 9/2/24 – Big Companies Upgrade vs Risks

eSecurity Planet

To reduce the potential risks, update all impacted software to the most recent version and evaluate your system processes for potential modifications and security enhancements. August 26, 2024 SonicWall Identifies Access Control Vulnerability Type of vulnerability: Improper access control.

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