The Security Ledger

MAY 16, 2024

In this Spotlight Podcast, host Paul Roberts talks with Chris Walcutt, the CSO of DirectDefense about the rising cyber threats facing operational technology (OT) and how organizations that manage OT - including critical infrastructure owners can best manage increased cyber risks to OT environments. Read the whole entry. »

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 5, 2022

Ransomware? Well, the stats are even scarier with over 50% increase in ransomware attacks in 2021, compared to 2020. The media paid close attention to ransomware attacks last year, as they had a significant impact on Colonial Pipeline, the nation’s largest fuel distributor, and JBS, the nation’s largest meat distributor.

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Risk Ransomware Internet Internet 247

CSO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Reliance on VPNs for remote access is putting enterprises at significant risk as social engineering , ransomware , and malware attacks continue to advance, exposing businesses to greater risk, according to a new report by cloud security company Zscaler. To read this article in full, please click here

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Social Engineering Engineering Risk Ransomware 127

SecureWorld News

APRIL 10, 2023

A new study from cybersecurity vendor Bitdefender revealed that this is a reality for more than two-fifths of IT professionals—putting both organizations and individuals at risk.

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CSO Magazine

MAY 9, 2023

Endpoint security vendor Malwarebytes has announced the release of Mobile Security for OneView to enable managed service providers (MSPs) to protect Chromebooks, Android, and iOS devices against mobile threats such as ransomware and malicious apps.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 27, 2023

Those issues continue to exist in ChatGPT, and both can be tricked into creating ransomware , obfuscating malware , and other exploits, they said. In the last 6 months alone, we’ve seen over 17,000 open-source packages with malicious code risk. I’m more concerned about what these issues suggest for the future.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

In this article we will learn how to address and effectively respond to major enterprise cybersecurity threats and provide tips to mitigate IT security risk. Social engineering attacks , including phishing, spam, and viruses introduced via clickable links within e-mail affected 80% of the banking institutions in 2016.

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