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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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March Madness and Distracted Employees – Bracket Busted

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

For IT security, March can quickly become maddening. Employees are the first line of defense when it comes to averting phishing attempts and distracted employees are off their game. In addition to traversing websites that don’t meet company security standards, watching the latest action takes employees’ eyes off the ball.

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Remote Work is Here to Stay, and Other Cybersecurity Predictions for 2021

Webroot

In 2021, many businesses will continue to operate remotely as a result of the pandemic and there must be an emphasis on training employees on security best practices, how to identify modern threats such as phishing, and where company data is being accessed and stored. security analyst, Carbonite + Webroot.

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

Webroot

Threats abound in 2021. In 2021, we witnessed so many competing shifts, many of which we detailed early on in our 2021 BrightCloud® Threat Report. Moffitt predicts GDPR will continue to increase their fines, which may serve to help, instead of thwart, the threat of ransomware extortion.

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Top Threat Intelligence Platforms for 2021

eSecurity Planet

ThreatStream also allows for integration with many popular SIEMs and orchestration platforms in order to strengthen threat identification and remediation workflows. Integration with third-party intelligence tools. Data extraction from suspected phishing emails. Offers some free threat intelligence tools.