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Top Cyber Attacker Techniques, August–October 2024

Digital Shadows

Initial Access Broker (IAB) activity increased by 16% during the reporting period, heavily targeting US-based organizations due to perceived financial capability from cyber insurance. This incident shows that while security tools are essential, phishing emails can still slip through.

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Key Cybersecurity Trends for 2025. My Predictions

Jane Frankland

In this blog, I’m exploring these changes, grouped under key categories that I’ve used in previous years, to help business leaders and cyber risk owners better prepare for the evolving landscape. These groups are also shifting toward more human-centric exploits , like social engineering and insider assistance.

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AI Dilemma: Emerging Tech as Cyber Risk Escalates

Trend Micro

6 Alerts Back Unread All Inside the criminal mind: Trend’s deep dive into cybercrime. Under Attack? close Read report > Cloud security that leads: Centralized, multi-layered protection now named a CNAPP Leader by IDC. close Read report > Cloud security that leads: Centralized, multi-layered protection now named a CNAPP Leader by IDC.

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Top 8 Cyber Insurance Companies for 2022

eSecurity Planet

That’s where cyber insurance may be able to help. For that reason, most experts now recognize that a complete cybersecurity strategy not only includes technological solutions aimed at preventing, detecting, and mitigating attacks, it should also include cyber insurance to help manage the associated financial risks.

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Cybersecurity threats: what awaits us in 2023?

SecureList

We can therefore expect that cybercrime groups from either block will feel safe to attack companies from the opposing side. will lead more people to poverty, which always translates to increased criminality (cyber or otherwise), and we know ransomware to be extremely profitable. Some may even perceive this as their patriotic duty.

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SHARED INTEL Q&A: My thoughts and opinions about cyber threats — as discussed with OneRep

The Last Watchdog

Acohido to share his ideas about the current cyber threat landscape, the biggest threats for businesses today, the role of AI and machine learning in cyberattacks and cyberdefence, and the most effective methods for companies to protect themselves. He previously chronicled the emergence of cybercrime while covering Microsoft for USA TODAY.

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REvil ransomware’s calling, and it’s not good news

Malwarebytes

Malware authors and social engineers have relied on shame and the threat of exposure for years. This quickly became a mess of arguments over paying the ransom , and the world of cyber insurance and whether it would actually insure against these types of attacks. Shaming victims into action.