Jane Frankland

MAY 8, 2024

Could artificial intelligence (AI) be the key to outsmarting cyber threats in an increasingly connected world? With the emergence of new attack methods such as (but not limited to) ransomware, supply chain, fileless attacks, and IoT botnets, traditional cybersecurity measures are struggling to keep up.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 6, 2022

Third-party security, ransomware , artificial intelligence (AI) and decentralized finance (DeFi) are some of the threats you can expect to see more of this year – with the potential for far worse results than we’ve seen in the past. Ransomware and Critical Infrastructure Attacks Get Worse.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 2, 2024

This past year set a profound stage, from the advent of stringent cyber regulations to the convergence of generative AI, social engineering, and ransomware. Rampant ransomware — again The pervasive impact of ransomware resonated widely in 2023. million and an average payment exceeding $100,000.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 4, 2023

Social engineering – specifically malicious cyber campaigns delivered via email – remain the primary source of an organization’s vulnerability to attack. Social engineering is a profitable business for hackers – according to estimates, around 3.4 This is now a job for artificial intelligence.

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IT Security Guru

JUNE 4, 2021

As one of the unfortunate benefactors from the changing business behaviours of the pandemic, ransomware attack trends continue to evolve. The gravity of the threats of ransomware was exemplified by the attack that shut down the cross-country gas pipeline system Colonial Pipeline; the largest U.S. A new era of ransomware.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2023

CISA and ENISA enhance their Cooperation CISA adds Qlik bugs to exploited vulnerabilities catalog Report: 2.6 CISA and ENISA enhance their Cooperation CISA adds Qlik bugs to exploited vulnerabilities catalog Report: 2.6

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Tech Republic Security

MAY 10, 2024

TechRepublic consolidated expert advice on how businesses can defend themselves against the most common cyberthreats, including zero-days, ransomware and deepfakes.

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Tech Republic Security

JANUARY 24, 2024

See the National Cyber Security Centre's predictions for generative AI for cyber attack and defense through 2025.

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McAfee

AUGUST 26, 2020

Ransomware Evolution to Most Promising Victim (MPV) Attacks. Ransomware cost businesses over $11.5 Ransomware is a type of malicious software that infects a computer and restricts users’ access to it and their data until a ransom is paid to unlock it. It seems 2014 is when ransomware took great strides forward.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Protect against malware and ransomware. In fact, earlier this year, the FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) alerted the public of an increase in ransomware attacks across weekends and holidays and sited several high-profile attacks occurring across holidays. Don’t overlook mobile security.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 2, 2022

Will the quantum attacker be powered by deep learning artificial intelligence membranes that eat machine learning algorithms for breakfast? Organizations today still have a massive problem with phishing attacks, ransomware, account takeaways, and social engineering. Absolutely. Probably not.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

It is curious that in the age of self-driving cars and ChatGPT, TI analysts often lean on human intelligence over artificial intelligence for these tasks. For instance, one report might delve into the intricate workings of cryptographic mechanisms behind ransomware. Embracing automation and artificial intelligence.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 7, 2023

I am keeping a close eye on regulations, identity and access management (IAM), and Artificial Intelligence (AI) — and I suggest that business leaders do the same. By Dannie Combs , Senior Vice President and CISO, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) As security threats to data continue to ebb and flow (mostly flow!),

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

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. Erin: What are some of the most common social engineering tactics that cybercriminals use?

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BH Consulting

MAY 23, 2023

Say it again, I double dare you Anyone familiar with phishing and social engineering will know scammers often use psychological tricks to get victims to divulge personal data. MORE Kevin Beaumont covers a recent ransomware response that went badly awry. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission, however, is holding its horses.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

tag=Ransomware'>Ransomware</a> <a href='/blog?tag=Cyber-attacks'>Cyber-attacks</a> Bringing automation, Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning, and the Internet of Things (IoT) to the workplace as part of digital transformation has many benefits. <a href='/blog?tag=Cybersecurity'>Cybersecurity</a>

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 7, 2022

From advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) to the continued evolution of ransomware and cyberattacks, the coming year is sure to bring significant developments in the world of cybersecurity. Artificial Intelligence will be crucial. I t will be crucial for everyone to stay informed and prepared.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 21, 2023

ChatGPT—the much-hyped, artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot that provides human-like responses from an enormous knowledge base—has been embraced practically everywhere, from private sector businesses to K–12 classrooms. As of November 2022, people can no longer ignore the artificial elephant in the room.

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Many of the contact tracing scams of 2020 similarly followed social engineering scripts that have been used in taxpayer identity theft schemes since the 1990s as well. 2020 saw a record number of ransomware attacks, and we can expect more of the same in 2021. A deepfake can be a digital image, video, or audio file.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 14, 2023

You may have seen a worrying report of Artificial Intelligence (AI) being used in a virtual kidnapping scam. The basics remain the same, and social engineering is where a lot of these attacks take shape. Malwarebytes removes all remnants of ransomware and prevents you from getting reinfected. A plausible alert.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

When the pandemic struck, online bad actors took it as an opportunity to double-down on their attacks through ransomware, malware, and social engineering. Financial institutions like MasterCard are adopting artificial intelligence and machine learning processes to predict and prevent fraud. Article by Beau Peters.

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Spinone

AUGUST 12, 2020

Businesses have long been worried about the threat of ransomware. However, a new breed of ransomware poses a threat to the next infrastructure landscape of your business – the cloud. “Ransomware 2.0” What is ransomware 2.0? W hy is ransomware so successful? What is Ransomware 2.0?

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Supply-chain will become more of a sweet spot for targeted ransomware and state-sponsored espionage campaigns. Businesses will still be mostly concerned with ransomware. will lead more people to poverty, which always translates to increased criminality (cyber or otherwise), and we know ransomware to be extremely profitable.

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McAfee

MAY 27, 2021

May 2021 has been an extraordinary month in the cybersecurity world, with the DoD releasing its DoD Zero Trust Reference Architecture (DoDZTRA), the Colonial Pipeline being hit with a ransomware attack, and the White House releasing its Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity (EO).

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 22, 2022

Ransomware Drives Up Costs, Lowers Coverage. Not surprisingly, ransomware insurance has become popular and is included in many policies. This is driven by the proliferation of cyber claims across the entire market, particularly ransomware related. billion in direct written premiums. AI, ML Playing a Role.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

We each need to consider how these trends may affect our organizations and allocate our budgets and resources accordingly: AI will turbo-charge cybersecurity and cyberthreats: Artificial intelligence (AI) will boost both attackers and defenders while causing governance issues and learning pains. Bottom line: Prepare now based on risk.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 26, 2022

Whereas older solutions like antivirus, firewalls, and endpoint detection and response (EDR) have long focused on threats at the network perimeter, the intent of NDR is to monitor and act on malicious threats within organization networks using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) analysis. Darktrace DETECT Features.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

Hackers aren’t only coders — they’re also social engineers. Ransomware Will Cost Businesses More. Ransomware is a term used to describe viruses that encrypt all the files on a user’s computer and hold them hostage for a fee. Ransomware costs small business an estimated $75 billion each year.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

They target and fool individuals through impersonation, hijacking real accounts and using social engineering. Through machine learning/artificial intelligence (ML and AI), Proofpoint takes a multi-layer approach to stopping bad actors.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Especially because Accenture was hit with ransomware this year. Accenture featured this earning's news on page 2 in a big, bold font. However, we were most interested in seeing how Accenture articulated a particular business risk: the risk from a cyberattack.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Machine learning is a type of artificial intelligence (AI) that allows computers to learn to look for patterns in data without being explicitly programmed. IBM Trusteer is another service driven by machine learning that can detect online fraud by analyzing risks, detecting threats, and flagging high-risk transactions.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2023

Unfortunately, the increasing reliance on digital systems and capabilities has also attracted an ever-growing number of malicious actors seeking to defraud businesses through phishing , social engineering , or ransomware attacks. The end result of these types of cyber attacks are often highly public and damaging data breaches.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 28, 2021

Preceding the conference, the United States experienced its biggest cyberattack on critical infrastructure to date with ransomware hitting Colonial Pipeline. With ML and artificial intelligence (AI) using thousands of strains to train algorithms, one would surmise that the ability to detect malware is only improving.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 8, 2021

The exponential surge in the application security market over the forecast period is mainly driven by the increase in the cyber-attacks like phishing and ransomware which have caused severe data and financial losses over the past years. . Market Dynamics. However, there are some factors that will hinder the growth of the market.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 5, 2024

Skrik: Researchers worm themselves into your nightmares. The post Self-Replicating AI Malware is Here? ComPromptMized appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Spinone

MAY 8, 2020

Coupled with the current pandemic and the cybersecurity threats that have been very prevalent and growing in recent years such as ransomware, there are many different cyber risk types n 2020 that your business needs to prepare for. A great example of this is ransomware. Ransomware is popular because it works.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 20, 2021

As mentioned in their presentation, socially engineered attacks are the most costly security threat at $2.1B in 2020, second only to ransomware. Born out of Silicon Valley in 2018, Abnormal Security is an advanced email security platform for the cloud age organization.

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