Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Reflecting on the Wannacry ransomware attack, which is the lesson learnt e why most organizations are still ignoring it. The dropper, once copied on the computer, attempted to connect to a site and only if the connection failed, proceeded to install two components, a cryptolocker and an exploit.

Malware 98

Malware Computers and Electronics Encryption Ransomware 98

Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Source: Verizon DBIR [1] In last year’s DBIR report [2], Social Engineering and Basic Web Application Attacks accounted for over 50% of all cybersecurity data breach events, with Denial of Service being the number one cybersecurity incident covering almost 50% of all events. Social Engineering: phishing emails, texts, phone calls.

Cybersecurity 106

Cybersecurity Social Engineering Data breaches Engineering 106

Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 13, 2022

In their 2021 report, Social Engineering and Basic Web Application Attacks accounted for over 50% of all breach events. When we thought about the data last year, it felt like hackers and ransomware should have been at the top (these fall under System Intrusion ). But that wasn’t what the DBIR data had shown.

Data breaches 106

Data breaches Social Engineering Engineering Phishing 106

Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Source: Verizon DBIR [1] In last year’s DBIR report [2], Social Engineering and Basic Web Application Attacks accounted for over 50% of all cybersecurity data breach events, with Denial of Service being the number one cybersecurity incident covering almost 50% of all events. Social Engineering: phishing emails, texts, phone calls.

Cybersecurity 52

Cybersecurity Social Engineering Data breaches Engineering 52

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

Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 13, 2022

In their 2021 report, Social Engineering and Basic Web Application Attacks accounted for over 50% of all breach events. When we thought about the data last year, it felt like hackers and ransomware should have been at the top (these fall under System Intrusion ). But that wasn’t what the DBIR data had shown.

Data breaches 52

Data breaches Social Engineering Engineering Phishing 52

Approachable Cyber Threats

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

According to DBIR, social engineering and basic web application attacks account for over 50% of all incidents of breaches. When we thought about 2020, it felt like hackers and ransomware should have been at the top (these fall under system intrusion). But that isn’t what Verizon’s data showed. Let's use that as our baseline.

Data breaches 98

Data breaches Social Engineering Engineering Phishing 98