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SHARED INTEL Q&A: My thoughts and opinions about cyber threats — as discussed with OneRep

The Last Watchdog

Erin: What are some of the biggest cyber threats that businesses face today? Byron: The economic impact of phishing, ransomware, business logic hacking, Business Email Compromise (BEC) and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks continues to be devastating. Leadership should prioritize cybersecurity at all levels.

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The 2022 ThreatLabz State of Ransomware Report

Security Boulevard

Multiple-extortion attacks that utilize data theft, distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, customer communications, and more as layered extortion tactics to increase ransom payouts. Use a zero trust architecture to secure internal applications, making them invisible to attackers. Have a response plan.

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34 Most Common Types of Network Security Protections

eSecurity Planet

Examples of threatening traffic that IDPS solutions can combat include network intrusions, DDoS attacks, malware, and socially engineered attacks. DDoS protection services are offered by third-party vendors to combat these types of attacks.

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What is Ransomware? Everything You Should Know

eSecurity Planet

More recently, some threat groups have begun to add data destruction to their arsenal to raise the stakes even further, and DDoS attacks have also been threatened as a means of getting organizations to pay ransoms. Black Basta uses a double-extortion RaaS model with the added threat of DDoS attacks. What is Ransomware as a Service?