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Ransomware, BEC and Phishing Still Top Concerns, per 2021 Threat Report

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Although cybercriminal activity throughout 2020 was as innovative as ever, some of the most noteworthy threat activity we saw came from the old familiar players, namely ransomware, business email compromise (BEC) and phishing. Here are some of the findings from the report. COVID-19 definitely affected phishing in very visible ways.

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Remote Work is Here to Stay, and Other Cybersecurity Predictions for 2021

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As such, automation and the adoption of AI technologies will be critical to plugging the gap. Read on for more details from leading engineers, security analysts and product specialists from around our organization for complete cybersecurity predictions for 2021. Grayson Milbourne, security intelligence director, Carbonite + Webroot.

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What a difference a year makes, or does it?

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In our 2020 Webroot Threat Report , our security experts made a series of predictions related to the threat landscape. Is the threat landscape more of the same? Milbourne also remarked last year that, “Deepfakes are going to become a major threat. The list goes on. Where do we go from here?