CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Google, the business subsidiary of tech giant Alphabet Inc has released a security statement that reveals that over 50,000 users were warned about state funded attacks in this year 2021, so far. Microsoft added in its statement that it has alerted over 20,000 of its customers over state funded attacks and will do the same in coming years.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Barracuda Email Threat Scanner was used to scan the computer networks of 4550 organizations and out 2,600,531 mailboxes, over 2,029,413 were found to be targeted by unique cyber attacks. Spear phishing threats are more severe, as it involves a lot of sophistication by hackers and often go undetected by email gateways.

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IT Security Guru

JANUARY 9, 2025

As we begin the New Year, it offers a chance for reflection on 2024 and to consider what we can do as security professionals and business leaders in 2025 that will keep us relevant and in the best position to counter cyber threats going forward. Additionally, engaging with vendors to understand their plans for QRC support is crucial.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 29, 2023

Thankfully, the incident ended safely (or perhaps was unproven), but it clearly highlighted a need for stiffer security measures, particularly as all experts agree avionics system complexity and growing use of onboard software updates increases cyber-security risks. Risks delineated Still, there have been many other incidents since.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

ReliaQuest recently completed a thorough analysis of customer incident data and scoured cybercriminal forums to identify threat actors’ top tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) from August 1 to October 31, 2024 (“the reporting period”). This rise is largely driven by financially motivated threat actors looking to maximize their profits.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 20, 2024

As digitalization and automation increasingly define modern rail networks, the need to secure these systems against cyber threats has never been more critical. Luckily, engineers from the French national railways (SNCF) were able to reestablish service fairly quickly. Leighton said.

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Digital Shadows

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

State-Backed Tactics Above the Battlefield During the weeks preceding the official invasion of Ukraine, the ReliaQuest Photon Research team observed foreboding signs—among them, military movements along the Ukrainian borders and minor cyber attacks against Ukrainian private and public entities.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 30, 2022

Staying Ahead of the Distortion of a Cyber Attack? Each firewall, IDS, MFA, and email security is built to protect and stop cyber attacks. Given this fact, businesses should note the growing number of security issues and cyber threats. However, do most cybersecurity attacks happen the way it is portrayed?

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SecureWorld News

JULY 24, 2020

An overwhelming number of cyber threats. The 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang were hit with an advanced and wide-ranging series of cyber attacks, reportedly causing disruption to the opening ceremony and the event's website. As with BEC, the primary motivation behind cyber-enabled fraud is financial. Among them?

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SecureWorld News

MAY 2, 2023

Christopher Wray, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, on April 27th requested an additional $64 million in funding to fight cyber threats in 2024. While measuring the immediate impact of the disruption of cyber criminals can be challenging, evidence suggests that that FBI's efforts are meaningful.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 24, 2025

24, 2025, CyberNewswire – – INE Security , a global provider of cybersecurity training and certification, today announced its initiative to spotlight the increasing cyber threats targeting healthcare institutions. For example, network defense and malware analysis labs show engineers how to contain ransomware outbreaks.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Security firm Group-IB has estimated that in H2 2017-H1 2018 cyber attacks caused $49.4 Group-IB, an international company that specializes in preventing cyber attacks, has estimated that in H2 2017-H1 2018 cyber attacks caused $49.4 million (2.96 billion rubles) of damage to Russia’s financial sector.

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Jane Frankland

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

When data breaches escalate, cyber-attacks grow more sophisticated, nation states ramp up their digital warfare, and regulations tighten the noose, staying ahead isnt just an optionits your only line of defence. Nation-states and geopolitical tensions are increasingly fuelling modern cyber threats.

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Digital Shadows

JANUARY 22, 2025

Were thrilled to unveil our latest threat landscape report for the finance and insurance sector, offering in-depth analysis of the evolving cyber threats facing this industry. Organizations should implement domain monitoring, enforce DMARC policies, and train employees to recognize social engineering methods.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Group-IB, an international company that specializes in preventing cyber attacks, and a Swiss insurance broker ASPIS SA that owns CryptoIns project, have developed the world’s first scoring model for assessing cryptocurrency exchanges cybersecurity, allowing the exchanges’ clients to ensure their assets. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

26 key cyber security stats for 2024 that every user should know, from rising cyber crime rates to the impact of AI technolog y. Cyber Crime Surge: During COVID-19 , cyber crimes shot up by 600%, showing how threats adapt to global changes. Shockingly, 96% of these attacks come through email.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 20, 2024

The art of detecting subtle anomalies, predicting emergent vulnerabilities and remediating novel cyber-attacks is becoming more refined, day by day. Resecurity most recently unveiled Context AI , a new service that enriches threat intelligence, enhances analyst workflows and speeds up decision-making across security operations.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 17, 2025

In reality, many of the most successful breaches stem from simple tactics like phishing emails, social engineering, and exploiting basic security misconfigurations. People frequently fall for scams, phishing, and other attacks due to a lack of awareness, trust in seemingly legitimate sources, or simple human error.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

More than 8,500 engineers, researchers, data scientists, cybersecurity experts, threat hunters, geopolitical analysts, investigators, and frontline responders were involved across 77 countries. More than 15,000 partners in Microsoft's security ecosystem aided in increasing cyber resilience. 37 billion email threats were blocked.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 25, 2023

But its true that Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has asked his citizens to turn off their mobile phones daily for 5-10 minutes to combat cyber threats and risks associated to attacks. It’s strange! So, how to block such activities?

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Hacker's King

DECEMBER 17, 2024

YOU MAY ALSO WANT TO READ ABOUT: Recent Cyber Attacks: Trends, Tactics, and Countermeasures What is FASTCash? Train Employees Educating employees about phishing and social engineering tactics can reduce the likelihood of attackers gaining initial access to networks.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 17, 2024

Ezra Graziano, Director of Federal Accounts at Zimperium, emphasized the urgency for defense against such evolving social engineering tactics. This includes educating staff on impersonation scam signs, verifying caller identities, reporting suspicious calls, and integrating mobile threat defense solutions.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 28, 2022

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is urging organizations to improve their cybersecurity posture due to the imminent risk of destructive cyber-attacks from Russian state-sponsored threat actors after recent attacks against Ukrainian entities. ” reads the alert published by the NCSC.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 20, 2024

With cyber threats growing in sophistication and frequency, the financial implications of neglecting cybersecurity training are severe and multifaceted. Impact of cyber attacks The financial toll of cyber incidents can be staggering. Cary, NC, Aug. The average cost of a data breach ballooned to $4.88

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Hacker's King

OCTOBER 18, 2024

In 2024, cybersecurity and software engineering stand as two of the most critical fields shaping the tech industry. With technology advancing rapidly, both professions are highly sought after, yet cybersecurity has seen a massive surge in importance due to the increasing number of cyber threats.

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Responsible Cyber

JULY 13, 2024

Cyber attacks targeting cryptocurrencies can result in significant financial losses and compromised personal information. To safeguard your digital assets, this article will delve into key strategies to protect against various cyber threats. Prevent insider threats with strong access controls and employee monitoring.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Trade analysts state that the company purchase would strengthen Microsoft (MS)’s stand in the business of Azure’s cloud infrastructure across the globe and engineers from the Satya Nadella led company would work on the technology to make it fool-proof from cyber threats.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 16, 2022

However, his experiment is a perfect example of how poor cyber hygiene can leave organizations vulnerable to cyber attacks. Russian state-sponsored cyber attacks can be devastating and leave hundreds of thousands of the Kremlin’s foes without water or electricity.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Can deepfakes be used to launch a cyber attack?” Hackers are always on the prowl and ready for any opportunity to launch a cyber attack on unsuspecting victims. Two other common cyber attacks that can be enhanced with the use of deepfakes include phishing and social engineering.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 30, 2018

As the Industrial Internet of Things continues to transform the global industrial manufacturing and critical infrastructure industries, the threat of aggressive, innovative and dangerous cyber-attacks has become increasingly concerning. Related: The top 7 most worrisome cyber warfare attacks. The role of standards.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

As we move towards the end of 2022, now is the time to take a look back at the major trends from the last eleven months and identify what might happen from a cyber threat perspective in 2023. Attributing cyber-attacks to the responsible threat actors is an incredibly difficult task.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Cyber threat actors, with varying resources and motivations, are highly interested in these eye-catching events too. For instance, financially-motivated threat actors often plant in malicious URLs spoofing these events to fraudulent sites, hoping to maximize their chances of scamming naive internet users for a quick (illicit) profit.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Retailers are becoming more vulnerable to cyber threats, especially as the industry continues to digitize and more e-commerce businesses emerge. More technology being used to increase operational efficiency means retailers face a higher risk of cyber incidents. Here’s how to stay ahead of the curve this holiday season.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Smith shared Miscosoft’s findings with the US TV program 60 Minutes , he defined the attack as “the largest and most sophisticated attack the world has ever seen.”. When we analysed everything that we saw at Microsoft, we asked ourselves how many engineers have probably worked on these attacks. Smith said.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 10, 2024

However, while companies struggle to stay ahead of emerging threats, there are several tools and approaches they can adopt to bolster their cybersecurity strategies. A Dynamic, Complex Threat Landscape Today’s cyber threat landscape is characterized by its dynamic and complex nature.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

With this modernized banking, banks and financial institutions are under constant threat from a wide range of cyber attacks. These attacks can lead to catastrophic consequences for the financial institution and its customers, resulting in financial loss, reputational damage, and loss of trust. What can we do about it?

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 13, 2021

While the nation seems divided on a long list of issues, when it comes to cyber threats, most Americans agree there is trouble on the horizon. A majority of adults are very concerned about cyber-attacks across a wide range of sectors, including financial, defense, and infrastructure. which led to astounding results.

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