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BrightCloud® Threat Report Mid-Year Update: Reinvention is the Name of the Game

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The OpenText Security Solutions threat intelligence team is sharing mid- year updates to our 2022 BrightCloud® Threat Report. The post BrightCloud® Threat Report Mid-Year Update: Reinvention is the Name of the Game appeared first on Webroot Blog. To learn more, go to: www.brightcloud.com.

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Key Insights from the OpenText 2024 Threat Perspective

Webroot

As we navigate through 2024, the cyber threat landscape continues to evolve, bringing new challenges for both businesses and individual consumers. The latest OpenText Threat Report provides insight into these changes, offering vital insights that help us prepare and protect ourselves against emerging threats.

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How IT Will Prevail in the 2021 Cyber-Demic

Webroot

As the threat reports Webroot produces each year have shown — not to mention the increasing number of major hacks in the headlines — threats keep evolving, and their growth is often exponential. Once the criminals have domain credentials, they can disable security and/or tamper with backups. How IT will Prevail in 2021.

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What is a Cyberattack? Types and Defenses

eSecurity Planet

Also read: Best Antivirus Software of 2022. The 2022 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report found that all types of cyberattacks increased in 2021. Also read: How to Recover From a Ransomware Attack Best Ransomware Removal Tools Best Ransomware Removal and Recovery Services Best Backup Solutions for Ransomware Protection.

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The Pain of Double Extortion Ransomware

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

According to a recent market study 1 , 71% of individuals surveyed said double and triple extortion tactics have grown in popularity over the last 12 months, and 65% agree that these new threats make it tougher to refuse ransom demands. What is Double Extortion Ransomware?

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Ransomware Groups are Targeting VMs

eSecurity Planet

. “Symantec has found evidence that an increasing number of ransomware attackers are using virtual machines (VMs) in order to run their ransomware payloads on compromised computers,” the researchers from the company’s Threat Hunter Team wrote in a blog post. “The motivation behind the tactic is stealth.

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Cyber Security Roundup for April 2021

Security Boulevard

implement offline storage and tape-based backup. FBI Internet Crime Report 2020: Cybercrime Skyrocketed, with Email Compromise Accounting for 43% of Losses. 2021 Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 Ransomware Threat Report: 2020 was a Golden Year for Ransomware Gangs. conduct employee phishing tests. conduct penetration testing.