NopSec

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

The year 2016 will be remembered for some big moments in the world of cybersecurity: the largest known distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, a phishing attack on a United States presidential candidate’s campaign, and ransomware attacks on major healthcare organizations are just a few. Ransomware The U.S.

Cybersecurity 40

Cybersecurity DDOS IoT Social Engineering 40

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Regardless of how familiar you are with Information Security, you’ve probably come across the term ‘malware’ countless times. From accessing your business-critical resources and sensitive information to halting business operations and services, a malware infection can quickly become an organization’s worst nightmare come true.

Cyber threats 113

Cyber threats Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 113

Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 6, 2023

For example, DDoS attacks and unauthorized encryption (e.g. Social Engineering: phishing emails, texts, phone calls. phish email, not Phish the band), and tallied the number of hits in each category by outlet. Basic Web Application Attacks: SQL Injection, exploiting vulnerabilities, using stolen credentials.

Cybersecurity 106

Cybersecurity Social Engineering Data breaches Engineering 106

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

Regardless of how familiar you are with Information Security, you’ve probably come across the term ‘malware’ countless times. From accessing your business-critical resources and sensitive information to halting business operations and services, a malware infection can quickly become an organization’s worst nightmare come true.

Malware 107

Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 107

Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 13, 2022

This time around, if you thought ransomware and phishing should have been at the top (these fall under System Intrusion and Social Engineering ) you would have been right! phish email, not Phish the band), and tallied the number of hits in each category by outlet. But that wasn’t what the DBIR data had shown.

Data breaches 106

Data breaches Social Engineering Engineering Phishing 106

Approachable Cyber Threats

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

phish email, not Phish the band), and tallied the number of hits in each category by outlet. Our Methodology To perform the searches, we compiled a list of keywords and search terms (like “phishing” or “social engineering”) for each of the eight DBIR cybersecurity incident and breach cause groups. Curious to see it in action?

Data breaches 98

Data breaches Social Engineering Engineering Phishing 98

Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 7, 2023

For example, DDoS attacks and unauthorized encryption (e.g. Social Engineering: phishing emails, texts, phone calls. phish email, not Phish the band), and tallied the number of hits in each category by outlet. Basic Web Application Attacks: SQL Injection, exploiting vulnerabilities, using stolen credentials.

Cybersecurity 52

Cybersecurity Social Engineering Data breaches Engineering 52