SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Most of us in cybersecurity are caught in what you could call the inbox storm —a constant barrage of new "cybersecurity research" calling out about emerging threats or presenting a new analysis of a threat actor. Researchers analyze industry cybersecurity threat reporting.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Manufacturing needs to adopt a Zero Trust approach to mitigate increased cyber threats. Long gone is the time when manufacturing systems and operations were siloed from the Internet and, therefore, were not a cybersecurity target. The most important key findings are: Humans, the alpha and the omega of cybersecurity.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 18, 2021

SonicWall Cyber Threat report has confirmed that the year 2021 witnessed a record number of ransomware attacks in just 6 months, taking the number to 304.3 SonicWall Threat Researchers found hackers launched over 51.1 million Ransomware attacks so far appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 23, 2025

Welcome to this week's edition of our cybersecurity news roundup, bringing you the latest developments and insights from the UK and beyond. NHS Scotland Confirms Cyberattack Disruption On 20 March 2025, NHS Scotland reported a major cyber incident that caused network outages across multiple health boards.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 22, 2022

million attacks, according to SonicWall’s 2022 Cyber Threat Report. 2021 was a breakout year for ransomware, growing 105% and exceeding 623.3 Additional research from Sophos showed that ransom payments increased to an average of $812,360 in 2021, while the average cost to remediate an attack was $1.4

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The Security Ledger

MAY 2, 2024

Host Paul Roberts speaks with Jim Broome, the CTO and President of MSSP DirectDefense about the evolution of cybersecurity threats and how technologies like AI are reshaping the cybersecurity landscape and the work of defenders and Managed Security Service Providers (MSSP). Read the whole entry. »

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 4, 2019

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month and while IT departments around the globe don’t need a reminder to keep data safe and secure, this is an excellent opportunity to amplify critical cybersecurity efforts across the enterprise. Cybersecurity has come a long way. Why Cybersecurity Awareness Month is Important.

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Webroot

MAY 6, 2024

As we navigate through 2024, the cyber threat landscape continues to evolve, bringing new challenges for both businesses and individual consumers. The latest OpenText Threat Report provides insight into these changes, offering vital insights that help us prepare and protect ourselves against emerging threats.

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Penetration Testing

JULY 30, 2024

SonicWall has published its mid-year Cyber Threat Report for 2024. In the first half of the year, there was a significant increase in supply chain attacks, a rise in malware targeting Internet of Things... The post Malware Exploiting IoT Devices on the Rise, SonicWall Warns appeared first on Cybersecurity News.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 7, 2021

Lastly, we recognized the cybersecurity challenges in SMBs and were in awe after the US Attorney’s office decided to investigate ransomware attacks the same way as terrorist attacks. Other cybersecurity news. A phishing campaign launched off of the back of the recent ransomware attack against Colonial Pipeline weeks ago.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Black Friday and Cyber Weekend: Navigating the Tumultuous Waters of Retail Cybersecurity sparsh Tue, 11/21/2023 - 05:01 As global consumers gear up for the much-anticipated shopping bonanza that is Black Friday and Cyber Weekend, retailers brace themselves for the frenzied onslaught of shoppers and the deluge of cyber threats lurking in the shadows.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 29, 2023

However, as reliance on mobile technology grows, so does the risk of cyber threats targeting these devices. A recent surge in sophisticated attacks against mobile devices has raised concerns among cybersecurity experts. The report sheds light on the escalating threat landscape faced by mobile-powered businesses.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

This dual threat of financial and reputational harm makes robust cybersecurity not just a technical necessity but a critical business imperative. This dual threat of financial and reputational harm makes robust cybersecurity not just a technical necessity but a critical business imperative.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 31, 2023

INC RANSOM ransomware gang claims to have breached Xerox Corp Spotify music converter TuneFab puts users at risk Cyber attacks hit the Assembly of the Republic of Albania and telecom company One Albania Russia-linked APT28 used new malware in a recent phishing campaign Clash of Clans gamers at risk while using third-party app New Version of Meduza (..)

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 10, 2023

The Retail Data Threat Environment and Why CIAM is a Key Cornerstone to Better Cybersecurity. Cybersecurity awareness, however, has not kept up. Customers should be aware of the existing threats, while retailers must understand the risks associated with poor management of customer identities.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

Cyber criminals may damage, destroy, steal, encrypt, expose, or leak data as well as cause harm to a system. Cyberattacks are on the rise, with cyber criminal trends and techniques becoming increasingly sophisticated and creative. The 2022 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report found that all types of cyberattacks increased in 2021.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 7, 2019

In just the past few years (and hundreds of high-profile breaches and £Trillions of economic damage later), cyber threats became impossible for the boardroom to ignore. But with it has come an important, untold story about the evolving cybersecurity imperative for the C-suite. How things have changed.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Previous years had shown the continuous rise of various digital threats. Cybersecurity professionals are not standing still for these threats and try to address them properly. Cybersecurity Statistics 2020 By the end of the year, worldwide spending on cybersecurity is going to reach $123 billion. How exactly?

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Webroot

JUNE 2, 2022

The cyber threat landscape keeps evolving at lightning-speed. According to the latest 2022 BrightCloud® Threat Report , small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are particularly vulnerable to becoming a victim of a ransomware attack. Cybercriminals also are becoming more selective of the organizations they target.

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Heimadal Security

APRIL 6, 2021

According to a Cyber Threat Report released by the Bangladesh Government’s e-Government Computer Incident Response Team (BGD e-GOV CIRT) on April 1st, hacker group Hafnium has launched attacks on more than 200 organizations in Bangladesh.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Category Cybersecurity Fundamentals Risk Level. Back in 2020, these protections looked like the cybersecurity functions provided by firewalls, security awareness training, and cybersecurity audits. We call this insider threat and it can be devastating to organizations from any industry. Ready to talk?

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Hot for Security

APRIL 5, 2021

Cybersecurity can often seem like a topic for the business sector. Bitdefender this week has published its annual Consumer Threat Landscape Report for 2020 underscoring some of the most prevalent cyber threats targeting regular users today.

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Webroot

MAY 25, 2021

Especially in terms of cybersecurity, efficacy is something of an amorphous term; everyone wants it to be better, but what exactly does that mean? According to the 2021 Webroot BrightCloud® Threat Report , regular phishing simulations and security awareness training can reduce phishing click-through by as much as 72%.

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Identity IQ

AUGUST 10, 2021

According to this year’s Cyber Threat Report from SonicWall , ransomware attacks have increased rapidly, surpassing the number of attacks in 2020 and the first half of this year. The report revealed that over 304.7 million ransomware attacks were reported globally in the first half of this year, exceeding 304.6

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 3, 2025

61% of Hackers Use New Exploit Code Within 48 Hours of Attack Infosecurity Magazine According to SonicWall's Annual Cyber Threat Report (2024), for year 2024 cyber threat actors launched attacks within 48 hours of discovering a vulnerability, with approximately 61% of attackers using new exploit code in this window.

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Security Affairs

JULY 2, 2023

A deep dive into the “newish” ransom gang Ransomware review: June 2023 New Fast-Developing ThirdEye Infostealer Pries Open System Information Linux version of Akira ransomware targets VMware ESXi servers Decrypted: Akira Ransomware Hacking Process Mockingjay: Echoing RWX In Userland To Achieve Code Execution Anonymous Sudan’s Attack of (..)

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 30, 2021

Security analysts at Sophos’ Managed Threat Response unit last year detailed some campaigns that used VMs to hide their malicious payloads. Cybersecurity vendor McAfee, in its first-quarter threat report this month, noted that bad actors are increasingly turning to ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) campaigns.

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Jane Frankland

APRIL 28, 2022

trillion cumulative GDP growth.The skills gap is slowing digital transformation and in cybersecurity it’s increasing risks. With an enormous attack surface, cyber threats have scaled and are bringing businesses, economies, and communities to a halt. Many organisations have reported on the situation.

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Webroot

JANUARY 7, 2022

2020 may have been the year of establishing remote connectivity and addressing the cybersecurity skills gap, but 2021 presented security experts, government officials and businesses with a series of unpresented challenges. Threats abound in 2021. Experience our award-winning protection for yourself.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

According to the SonicWall Cyber Threat Report, the global volume of ransomware is increasing by 98%. The post 2022 Security Challenges and 2023 Security Predictions appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders. Although this number is down from 105% increase in 2021 the frequency and dollars spent continue to grow.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Salt Typhoons main goal is reportedly to carry out cyber espionage activities on behalf of the Chinese government. Salt Typhoons cyber espionage campaign is ongoing and authorities feel there is still much to be discovered about it, a Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) official told reporters this week.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 18, 2018

The more that new technologies like cloud, big data, Internet of Things (IoT) and mobile payments are used to provide an exceptional customer experience, the bigger the cybersecurity challenge. The report shows that 95 percent of U.S. The report shows that 95 percent of U.S. retailers experiencing a breach in the last year.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 11, 2024

Learn how Zscaler addresses the unique challenges public sector organizations face in defending against IoT threats. Educational institutions are often deemed "soft targets" for cyber threats due to the substantial amount of personal data in their networks and the widespread use of unsecured IoT devices.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 13, 2023

Here's what representatives from a few cybersecurity vendors are saying about hackers and their efforts to force a turnover of sensitive data. As such, cybersecurity teams can expect to see an increased volume of phishing attempts, website compromises, watering hole attacks, business email compromise (BEC), malvertising, etc.,

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 27, 2020

“Strong and effective partnerships between police and the cybersecurity industry are essential to ensure law enforcement worldwide has access to the information they need to address the scale and complexity of today’s cyberthreat landscape. ” Craig Jones. million to 43.8 million in H2 2108-H1 2019 year-on-year.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 26, 2023

According to the Thales 2023 Data Threat Report , an increasing number of businesses find it more challenging to comply with privacy and data protection regulations in the cloud. Although the SMB’s attack surface resembles that of large enterprises, addressing the same cyber threats requires a different, pragmatic approach.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

With the NIS Directive, the EU aimed to direct its members to develop national and cross-border cybersecurity norms and regulations. What prompted the EU to act is the rapidly expanding threat landscape that places increasing pressure on enterprises to develop the capacity to effectively prepare for and manage a cyber crisis.

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