eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 5, 2023

After a year that saw massive ransomware attacks and open cyber warfare, the biggest question in cybersecurity for 2023 will likely be how much of those attack techniques get commoditized and weaponized. 2022 was notable for the spread of ransomware as a service (RaaS). Trade Cyberthreats. RaaS and CaaS Continue to Grow.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 22, 2022

Even with ransomware costing billions of dollars in losses and cyber insurance claims, organizations are still impacted beyond the checkbook. Cyber incidents happen every day. Email phishing, brute force, and even employees leaving with a host of USB sticks, organizations face countless and often unreported cyber attacks.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Also, that threat actors, especially state-sponsored, and criminal enterprises would take advantage of the expanding cyber-attack surface by using their resources to employ more sophisticated means for discovering target vulnerabilities, automating phishing, and finding new deceptive paths for infiltrating malware. Ransomware.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 3, 2022

As per Trend Micro’s recent international Cyber Risk Index (CRI) findings for the second quarter of 2021, 76% of those surveyed anticipate a breach within the next 12 months. Ransomware. As the complexity of corporate networks keeps growing, all the companies need to have complete visibility over their attack surface.”

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

This story has a direct parallel to what is happening at some organizations right now, especially when it comes to ransomware and Zero-Day attacks. Ransomware attacks: paying the ransom twice. Decide if you will pay the ransom in a ransomware attack. Cyber risk mitigations to implement right away.

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Duo's Security Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2021

#BeCyberSmart,” with this post we’ll dig deeper on cyber liability insurance, MFA, and other cybersecurity trends impacting MFA usage in higher education to help campuses manage this aspect of cyber risk for their communities. MFA is core to implementing a zero trust stance to protect your campus.

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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. Also see: Best Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) Tools.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Social engineering attacks , including phishing, spam, and viruses introduced via clickable links within e-mail affected 80% of the banking institutions in 2016. VoIP phishing and impersonation also victimized millions of corporate employees across the world , contributing to an even greater cyber threat.

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SC Magazine

JULY 1, 2021

This creates a major gap in security awareness, considering the 65,000 ransomware attacks deployed in the U.S. in the last year and the continued rise in cyber events. The CIOs and CISOs suggested that while real-time patch status may be known for certain devices, it does not exist for many.”.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 18, 2022

A look ahead to 2023 we can expect to see changes in MFA, continued Hactivism from non-state actors, CISOs lean in on more proactive security and crypto-jackers will get more savvy. The hijacking of computer resources to mine cryptocurrencies is one of the fastest growing types of cyber-threats globally.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

We asked two questions: •What should be my biggest takeaway from 2023, with respect to mitigating cyber risks at my organization? Ransomware is more advanced and prevalent, even reaching “as-a-service” availability on the Dark Web. Meanwhile QR-code phishing arose as a popular form of attack.

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Jane Frankland

JANUARY 13, 2021

This year’s predominant attack vectors and cybercrime trends Phishing attacks have continued to be the most prevalent attack vector as fraudsters have sought new ways to exploit our lives – both personally and professionally – any way they can. As cybersecurity is central to an organisation's wellbeing the buck really does stop with them. #6.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 11, 2023

For the last eight-plus years, I've been working as a fractional Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Before that, I worked as a full-time CISO for an insurance company for seven years. We can add any and all regulatory requirements in there, as well as the other things we do to stay out of trouble with phishing, ransomware, etc.

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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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Jane Frankland

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Phishing attacks , still the most common form of attack ( with 9 out of 10 data breach attempts originating from them ) will become next level. Ransomware attacks will become even more sophisticated and intense in 2024, with more originating via unmanaged or bring-your-own devices, and human operated ransomware attacks.

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