Security Boulevard

JULY 29, 2021

While any company can be vulnerable to this type of attack, small- to medium-size companies are particularly vulnerable because it is easier for a scammer to do a bit of research online and identify the right […]… Read More.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 18, 2020

I’m preparing the slides for my next speech and I decided to create this post while searching for interesting cybercrime statistics in 2020. Cybercrime will cost as much as $6 trillion annually by 2021. The global expense for organizations to protect their systems from cybercrime attacks will continue to grow.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

However, the truth is that businesses of all sizes hold valuable data in their hands, and cybercriminals work to create new sophisticated attack methods to acquire this information. An unfortunate reality for SMBs is that 43% of all cyberattacks target small businesses. Distributed denial of service.

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Security Affairs

JULY 18, 2019

The Small Business Cybersecurity Assistance Act may provide business owners with access to government-level tools to secure small business against attacks. Perhaps the best approach to rampant malware, ransomware and cybercrime is stronger cooperation between the public and private sectors.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

As a small business, you’re likely concerned with drawing traffic and visitors to your site – but you may be attracting the wrong kind of attention. No matter how small your business is, you’re not too small to be hacked. In fact, 50% of small businesses in the US have been breached.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

SQL injection is such a common tactic in cybercrime that it’s been named a top security threat by the OWASP Top 10, a powerful awareness document representing the most critical security risks to web applications. If you’re not protecting your website from this type of attack, your business and customers are at risk.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 16, 2019

The locations of alleged GozNym cybercrime group members. According to the indictment, the GozNym network exemplified the concept of ‘cybercrime as a service,’ in that the defendants advertised their specialized technical skills and services on underground, Russian-language, online criminal forums. Source: DOJ.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Now that you’re well-versed on the most threatening types of malware, let’s examine why small business owners are at an increased risk of malware infections. If you’re a small business owner, there’s a good chance you relied on a content management system to establish your web presence.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Even a cursory glance at some small business data breach statistics makes that clear: Following a cyberattack, 60% of SMBs end up going out of business. And every minute of downtime following a small business data breach costs $427. Now is the time to take small business security threats seriously.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

This is especially true today considering the fact that cybercrime continues to be a serious threat for businesses and users. Now more than ever, small businesses need a cyber security checklist when building and maintaining their websites.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

The post Cybercrime Undercover: Phishing Attacks Imitating Famous Brands Proliferate appeared first on Security Boulevard. Phishing attacks imitating famous brands is a favorite trick of clever cybercriminals. See the most imitated brands & how to not be fooled!

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The post Examples of Large & Small Business Cyber Attacks: Fighting for Survival Against a New Wave of Cyber Criminals appeared first on Allot's Network Security & IoT Blog for CSPs & Enterprises. Just this month, according to Bleeping Computer, electronics retail giant MediaMarkt suffered.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

In a recent interview with Barry Moltz on Blog Talk Radio, Neill Feather, President of SiteLock, responds to the growing concern, particularly for small businesses, of website risks and how adding website security can protect online businesses and their reputation. Protect your website from hackers and cybercrime.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Having been in the field for so long, we have witnessed some major changes in the cybercrime world’s modus operandi. This report shares our insights into the Russian-speaking cybercrime world and the changes in how it operates that have happened in the past five years. Conclusion: cybersecurity and cybercrime have matured.

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Dark Reading

OCTOBER 23, 2019

As a result of cybercrime, 69% of small organizations were forced offline for a limited time and 37% experienced financial loss.

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Dark Reading

AUGUST 24, 2018

New SMB version of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework could help these organizations properly assess and respond to their security risks.

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Herjavec Group

MARCH 20, 2021

Our Founder and CEO, Robert Herjavec sat down with Small Business Journal’s Chloe Caldwell to discuss his insights on cybersecurity in 2021 and how the most recent Herjavec Group Cybersecurity Conversations Report explores the past year and how to best prepare for the year ahead.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

And this is especially dangerous to small businesses in the U.S. If this malware is able to steal the login and password for your business bank account, it will very quickly empty that account. And small business accounts are not protected by zero liability.

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IT Security Central

JULY 6, 2021

According to the FBI’s recently released Internet Crime Report 2020, cybercrime resulted in $4 billion in losses last year, a low estimate that still encapsulates the incredible value lost to threats actors. For small businesses, the costs can be catastrophic. As […].

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 12, 2021

Cybercriminals employed all manner of schemes to target businesses and individuals, including phishing, spoofing and tech support fraud, the FBI reported. The costliest cybercrimes were against businesses, involving Business E-mail Compromise (BEC) schemes that added up to U.S. 54 million.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

B cybercrime spree plus ransomware defense tips. Billion Cybercrime Spree appeared first on Security Boulevard. North Korean hackers charged by feds for WannaCry ransomware & 1.3 The post North Korean Hackers Charged in WannaCry Ransomware & $1.3

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 15, 2021

Cybercrime Support Network 's (CSN) mission is to serve individuals and small businesses impacted by cybercrime, and, to do so, we need to better understand the immensity of the issue through stronger incident information collection, sharing, and trend reporting.

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SiteLock

JUNE 22, 2021

Cyberattacks are on the rise, and as a result, cybersecurity is quickly becoming one of the most critical necessities for small businesses and a key revenue driver for hosting providers. We recently shared that one of the surges in cybercrimes has been in the number of ransomware attacks.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

That’s likely why 43% of cyberattacks are aimed at small businesses. The Consequences of Backdoor Attacks for Small Businesses. Because small businesses are at a high risk of security breaches, they need to be hyperaware of threats. As cybercrime increases, your security measures should, too.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 21, 2022

As per Cyberwarfare in the C-suite Report, global cybercrimes are anticipated to grow by 15% year-over-year until 2025. Moreover, people working in small businesses are targeted by 350% more social engineering attacks than large firms. This expands to $10.5 trillion annually, up from $3 million in 2015. Sounds scary, right??

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

In February 2020, KrebsOnSecurity wrote about being contacted by an Internal Revenue Service investigator seeking to return funds seized seven years earlier as part of the governments 2013 seizure of Liberty Reserve , a virtual currency service that acted as a $6 billion hub for the cybercrime world.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 26, 2023

There will be more and more pressure on small businesses as new reporting requirements come into force and they will be forced to take the issue of cybersecurity more seriously." McGregor predicts that new regulations will force small businesses to take cybersecurity more seriously.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 13, 2023

The data shows how perceptions around cyber and technology risks, from ransomware and other cyber-attacks to the threats posed by AI, are changing the global business risk landscape. The economic impact of cybercrime on business across the globe continues to reach new levels, with the cost predicted to reach US$10.5

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2024

In 2020, the United States brought charges against four men accused of building a bulletproof hosting empire that once dominated the Russian cybercrime industry and supported multiple organized cybercrime groups. From January 2005 to April 2013, there were two primary administrators of the cybercrime forum Spamdot (a.k.a

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 8, 2021

And a lot of these were small businesses that were just holding on by their fingernails during COVID.” Perhaps the earliest and most important cybercrime forum DCReavers2 frequented was Darkode , where he was among the first two-dozen members. “We’ve identified in excess of a thousand of his victims.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2024

Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 25, 2023

Now new findings reveal that AVrecon is the malware engine behind a 12-year-old service called SocksEscort , which rents hacked residential and small business devices to cybercriminals looking to hide their true location online. Image: Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs. SocksEscort began in 2009 as “ super-socks[.]com com , segate[.]org

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Identity IQ

APRIL 8, 2021

The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) provides information to the public regarding cybercrime and allows citizens to report crimes directly to the government. Losses caused by cybercrime totaled $4.2 The costliest crimes were business email compromise schemes with losses of $1.8 Losses in the Billions.

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Security Affairs

MAY 21, 2023

Please vote for Security Affairs ( [link] ) as the best European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards 2022 – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERS Vote for me in the sections where is reported Securityaffairs or my name Pierluigi Paganini Please nominate Security Affairs as your favorite blog.

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Hot for Security

MAY 21, 2021

has shut down operations after extorting regular users and small businesses of almost 9 Bitcoin, the equivalent of around $365,000, in a matter of weeks. The move may be related to the high-profile attack on Colonial Pipeline and increased pressure on international law enforcement to take down cybercrime rings.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

More than 4,000 small business websites were compromised by hackers to steal credit card and other payment details, according to new research by the UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). Falling victim to cybercrime could leave you and your customers out of pocket and cause reputational damage.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 26, 2023

An expanding and more complex business risk environment More than ever, small businesses need support to overcome the ripple effects of geopolitical tensions, climate crisis, and financial recession. However, small businesses ability to respond to threats due to constrained resources is very different.

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