Security Boulevard

JUNE 8, 2021

This is all about understanding how we control an environment that is now a bigger risk because our network has increased from perhaps one or two locations to potentially hundreds.” CTO, Cyber Tec Security. Human error is still the number one cause of cyber attack and home working could make this even more prominent.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 23, 2023

This morning, Critical Start released its first ever Cyber Risk Landscape Peer Report , which explores some of the major concerns and challenges currently confronting cybersecurity leaders as they manage risk within their organizations. Here are some comments on the cyber risk landscape from cybersecurity vendor experts.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Increased risk of cyberattacks The rising cost of living can lead to an increase in cybercrime, as people become more desperate to make money. Additionally, cybercriminals may be able to use inflation to their advantage, such as by sending phishing emails that appear to be from legitimate companies offering discounts or assistance.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 30, 2022

A company’s loss of control over its business practices may lead to various risks, which cybercrim­inals quickly exploit. However, deploying unproven artificial intelligence (AI) could result in unexpected outcomes, including a higher risk of cybercrime. Information Manipulation — Nothing Knew in Cybersecurity.

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SC Magazine

JULY 13, 2021

Estimates show cybercrime will cause $6 trillion in global damages this year and is predicted to reach $10.5 The data supports a June Avanan report , which confirmed health care has been among the most targeted with phishing attacks during the first half of 2021, alongside the IT and manufacturing industries. Another 20.7%

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SecureWorld News

MAY 5, 2023

Broadnax, who said he is optimistic that the risk is contained. Since City of Dallas' Information and Technology Services detected a cyber threat Wednesday morning, employees have been hard at work to contain the issue and ensure continued service to our residents," he said. Here's the Dallas Morning News' report on the incident.

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BH Consulting

JUNE 13, 2023

Target the human, swipe the cash: Verizon DBIR 2023 highlights crime trends Manage the human risk and mind your money: those are two key takeaways from Verizon’s 2023 Data Breach Investigations Report. Finance fraud and phishing scams increase in Ireland, too Financial fraud and scams in Ireland have risen by 560 per cent in three years.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 1, 2021

A storm made more severe by the pandemic, with so many employees working remotely, exacerbating the risk of ransomware. This is the first factor mentioned in the report and addresses how cybercrime groups might be more organized than you would think. Ransomware has been one of the hottest topics in cybersecurity during the last year.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Below we outline 18 industry tips for actions you can take to reduce your risk of a ransomware attack: Action. The next three actions: prioritize assets and evaluate traffic, microsegmentation, and adaptive monitoring are central steps of the zero trust architecture and greatly reduce your risks of an attack. Description. Description.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Whether it is synchronized files from on-premises to cloud environments or the risk of encryption of cloud email, ransomware is a real threat to your data. It has been noted that paying a ransom demand only encourages this type of cybercrime and funds it. How much can ransomware cost your business? Should You Pay the Ransom?

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Adam Levin

MARCH 2, 2020

And it wasn’t because the media paid more attention to this relative newcomer in the area of cybercrime. Phishing attacks, unpatched software vulnerabilities, and ransomware attacks all amount to an exercise of futility. If your company already has cyber insurance coverage, consider increasing it.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

CISA adds two F5 BIG-IP flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Threat actors actively exploit F5 BIG-IP flaws CVE-2023-46747 and CVE-2023-46748 Pro-Hamas hacktivist group targets Israel with BiBi-Linux wiper British Library suffers major outage due to cyberattack Critical Atlassian Confluence flaw can lead to significant data loss WiHD (..)

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