Security Boulevard

MAY 26, 2025

AI, Quantum and the Evolving Threat Landscape: Key Findings from the Thales 2025 Data Threat Report madhav Tue, 05/27/2025 - 04:40 The Thales 2025 Data Threat Report reveals a critical inflection point in global cybersecurity. This concern is amplified given the high reported number of APIs in use.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The Data Security Challenge Thales recently released the 2024 Thales Data Threat Report – Financial Services Edition which highlights the latest data security challenges and threats to financial services organizations. Human error was the leading cause of cloud-based data breaches.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Attackers are no longer focusing solely on credit data, but target rich amounts of sensitive personal data on retailer’s systems or introduce ransomware for a quick payout that doesn’t even require data exfiltration. Human errors, malware and ransomware threats make a bad recipe. Complexity is another problem.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 1, 2023

Code-signing certificates are supposed to help authenticate the identity of software publishers, and provide cryptographic assurance that a signed piece of software has not been altered or tampered with. More recently, it appears Megatraffer has been working with ransomware groups to help improve the stealth of their malware.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 23, 2022

According to Interpol's Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment report , critical infrastructure is highly targeted by ransomware gangs that are after what is called the Big Game Hunting. In August 2021, a ransomware attack on Scripps Health in California resulted in over $113 million in losses. Healthcare sector.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 16, 2024

A host of threats continue to put enterprise data at risk. In fact, according to the 2024 Thales Data Threat Report , more than 80% of organizations reported at least one breach in the last year, while ransomware attacks grew more frequent, with 28% of organizations reported experiencing an attack in 2024, compared to 22% in 2023.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2023

A threat actor is selling access to Facebook and Instagram’s Police Portal Threat actors breached Okta support system and stole customers’ data US DoJ seized domains used by North Korean IT workers to defraud businesses worldwide Alleged developer of the Ragnar Locker ransomware was arrested CISA adds Cisco IOS XE flaw to its Known Exploited (..)

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 23, 2022

The 2022 Thales Data Threat Report, based on data from a survey of almost 2,800 respondents from 17 countries across the globe, illustrates these trends and changes. Malware and accidental human error are the biggest security threats. Ransomware ranked second (53%) and phishing finished in the top three (40%).

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Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2021

Experts found critical authentication bypass flaw in HPE Edgeline Infrastructure Manager UNC2529, a new sophisticated cybercrime gang that targets U.S. Experts found critical authentication bypass flaw in HPE Edgeline Infrastructure Manager UNC2529, a new sophisticated cybercrime gang that targets U.S.

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Security Affairs

JULY 2, 2023

WordPress sites using the Ultimate Member plugin are under attack LockBit gang demands a $70 million ransom to the semiconductor manufacturing giant TSMC Avast released a free decryptor for the Windows version of the Akira ransomware Iran-linked Charming Kitten APT enhanced its POWERSTAR Backdoor miniOrange’s WordPress Social Login and Register plugin (..)

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

However, basic cybersecurity tools and practices, like patching , strong passwords , and multi-factor authentication (MFA), “can prevent 80 to 90% of cyberattacks,” said Anne Neuberger, deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technologies, during a White House press conference in Sept. Ransomware. Mobile attacks.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

The US agency warns that this issue could expose organizations to a broad range of attacks, including data theft, financial fraud risks, disruptions of mission-critical business processes, ransomware attacks, and a halt of all operations. ” reads the Threat Report. ” reads the advisory published by CISA.

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Webroot

MAY 6, 2024

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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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Cybercriminals and fraudsters have become innovative enough to exploit the expanding attack surface of financial institutions and turn risks into threats. The Report highlights the critical areas of concern that banking and financial executives must invest in to minimize the potential and impact of fraud and cybercrime.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 29, 2021

The Many Ways to Defeat Multi-Factor Authentication. Your Ransomware Hostage Rescue Guide. Countering Threat Evasion: You Cannot Stop What You Cannot See! Ransomware Deep Dive: To Pay or Not to Pay? Ransomware Deep Dive: To Pay or Not to Pay? Defending Against the Modern Threat Landscape with Zero Trust.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Fortunately, vendor surveys identify five key cybersecurity threats to watch for in 2024: compromised credentials, attacks on infrastructure, organized and advanced adversaries, ransomware, and uncontrolled devices. Read on for more details on these threats or jump down to see the linked vendor reports.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2022

The US agency warned that this issue could expose organizations to a broad range of attacks, including data theft, financial fraud risks, disruptions of mission-critical business processes, ransomware attacks, and a halt of all operations. “On reads the Threat Report. reads the advisory published by CISA.

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Duo's Security Blog

JUNE 14, 2021

Prisma Clouds’ 2021 Cloud Threat Report and Verizon’s 2021 DBIR Report show how companies have needed to adapt and expand cloud workloads and how this has affected their cybersecurity. Phishing, ransomware, credential theft and web app attacks increased, catching organizations in their vulnerable states.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 30, 2023

A new Cloudflare phishing report notes that most of the 1 billion brand impersonation emails the company detected “passed” SPF, DKIM, and DMARC email authentication protocols. Implementing all three email authentication protocols takes time, but does not cost significant money.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

On February 8, SAP released 14 new security notes and security researchers from Onapsis, in coordination with SAP, released a Threat Report describing SAP ICM critical vulnerabilities, CVE-2022-22536 , CVE-2022-22532 , and CVE-2022-22533. This vulnerability scored a CVSS rating of 10 out of 10. The high score is easy to explain.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 10, 2023

In fact, only 49% of organizations have a ransomware response plan, compared to 48% in 2022. Noteworthy patterns in retail cybersecurity According to the Thales Data Threat Retail Report , the top retail cybersecurity threats are malware, ransomware, and phishing/whaling.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 21, 2022

With that in mind, Thales has launched the 2022 Thales Data Threat Report Critical Infrastructure Edition, which includes responses from 300 security leaders and practitioners within critical infrastructure organizations. From the ransomware attack that compromised a major U.S. The Threat of Ransomware.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 7, 2020

It’s important that your business adopt strong access management techniques that at minimum supports two-factor authentication, to help ensure only authorized employees have access to data and systems. Back up is also important as a countermeasure to attacks such as ransomware. Pay attention to access management.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 7, 2025

Phishing-Resistant MFA: Why FIDO is Essential madhav Thu, 05/08/2025 - 04:47 Phishing attacks are one of the most pervasive and insidious threats, with businesses facing increasingly sophisticated and convincing attacks that exploit human error. High-profile breaches illustrate the devastating impact of credential-based attacks.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Today, at the dawn of the 4th industrial revolution, manufacturers of all kinds are a tempting and vulnerable high-value target for threat actors because of their high intrinsic worth and the dangers of economic harm from supply chain disruptions. Survey’s key findings. Cyberattacks increase. The challenge to protect sensitive data.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

As threat actors get savvier about targeting our access credentials, the industry is gradually moving away from passwords altogether and into a passwordless future. This means switching wholesale to other forms of authentication, which may leverage biometric data, PINs, patterns, and passkeys in place of passwords.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The Data Security Challenge Thales recently released the 2024 Thales Data Threat Report – Financial Services Edition which highlights the latest data security challenges and threats to financial services organizations. Human error was the leading cause of cloud-based data breaches.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 15, 2021

One thing is certainly clear, in order to keep valuable corporate data safe – and guard against the growing menace of ransomware – companies need a multi-pronged strategy with several lines of defense. How exactly do individual apps authenticate users to make sure they are who they claim to be?

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 31, 2022

The 2022 Thales Data Threat Report, Financial Services Edition, outlines the challenges financial services organizations face securing sensitive data and provides guidance around reducing the risk of attacks such as ransomware, malware, phishing, and denial of service. Malware and ransomware attacks increase.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 16, 2024

A host of threats continue to put enterprise data at risk. In fact, according to the 2024 Thales Data Threat Report , more than 80% of organizations reported at least one breach in the last year, while ransomware attacks grew more frequent, with 28% of organizations reported experiencing an attack in 2024, compared to 22% in 2023.

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Digital Shadows

APRIL 8, 2025

Although outside the reporting period, leaked chat logs in March 2025 revealed an automated brute-forcing tool used by the ransomware group Black Basta, 2 underscoring how valuable this method is for attackers seeking initial access. This method is highly effective because it takes advantage of the credibility of known senders.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

As threat actors get savvier about targeting our access credentials, the industry is gradually moving away from passwords altogether and into a passwordless future. This means switching wholesale to other forms of authentication, which may leverage biometric data, PINs, patterns, and passkeys in place of passwords.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 6, 2024

And get the latest on ransomware trends, financial cybercrime and critical infrastructure security. Thats according to Corvus Insurances Q3 2024 Cyber Threat Report , which said many of the ransomware attacks in Q3 leveraged outdated VPN software and poorly protected VPN gateways.

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McAfee

JANUARY 15, 2020

During a time when ransomware continues to bring governments around the world to a halt , one city has turned the tables, by bringing their government to a halt pre-emptively to prevent ransomware. Emotet infection is a precursor to Ryuk ransomware, so I think they dodged the proverbial bullet.”. An Ounce of Prevention ….

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Ransomware attacks In today's hostile cybercrime environment, baseline security measures are not enough to guard your business against zero-day ransomware attacks. As reported in the 2024 Thales Data Threat Report , ransomware attacks are more common with 28% of survey takers experiencing an attack (up from 22% last year).

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Ransomware attacks In today's hostile cybercrime environment, baseline security measures are not enough to guard your business against zero-day ransomware attacks. As reported in the 2024 Thales Data Threat Report , ransomware attacks are more common with 28% of survey takers experiencing an attack (up from 22% last year).

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Retail Data breaches Digital transformation Risk 64

SecureList

APRIL 16, 2025

Severity and confidence seriousness of the threat triggering this rule and the likelihood of a true positive. Research notes possible public links, threat reports, used as a basis for creating the rule. In the example above, the analyst may suspect a potential initial access attempt related to QakBot or Black Basta ransomware.

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