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Ransomware, BEC and Phishing Still Top Concerns, per 2021 Threat Report

Webroot

Although cybercriminal activity throughout 2020 was as innovative as ever, some of the most noteworthy threat activity we saw came from the old familiar players, namely ransomware, business email compromise (BEC) and phishing. COVID-19 definitely affected phishing in very visible ways.

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Webroot managed detection and response (MDR) purpose-built for MSPs

Webroot

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. Ransomware, malware and phishing threats keep evolving.

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2022: The threat landscape is paved with faster and more complex attacks with no signs of stopping

Webroot

“In 2022, the widespread growth of mobile access will increase the prevalence of mobile malware, given all of the behavior tracking capabilities,” says Grayson Milbourne, security intelligence director, Carbonite + Webroot, OpenText companies. Experience our award-winning protection for yourself.

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CSC Research Finds Third Parties Continue to Lay Groundwork for Malicious Activity Among Thousands of COVID-Related Domains

CyberSecurity Insiders

. ” The report’s findings are gathered using CSC’s newly launched DomainSec SM platform , which makes the connections between newly registered, dropped, and existing domain names, online brands, and fraud (phishing). At CSC, we believe domain security intelligence is power.

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Cyber Security Awareness and Risk Management

Spinone

Social engineering attacks , including phishing, spam, and viruses introduced via clickable links within e-mail affected 80% of the banking institutions in 2016. VoIP phishing and impersonation also victimized millions of corporate employees across the world , contributing to an even greater cyber threat.

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Hackers Also Have Financial Reporting And Quotas :)

Security Boulevard

Ransomware attacks, phishing attacks, and business email compromises continue to impact organizations more frequently than a year ago. Not every threat or possible cyber event can be protected. The security office also analyzes the cost of cybercrime to the organization as a benchmark for investment and strategy.

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