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Ransomware review: February 2024

Malwarebytes

This article is based on research by Marcelo Rivero, Malwarebytes’ ransomware specialist, who monitors information published by ransomware gangs on their Dark Web sites. In January, researchers observed fake “security researchers” trying to trick ransomware victims into thinking that they can recover their stolen data.

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Ransomware review: March 2024

Malwarebytes

This article is based on research by Marcelo Rivero, Malwarebytes’ ransomware specialist, who monitors information published by ransomware gangs on their Dark Web sites. In this report, “known attacks” are those where the victim did not pay a ransom. Will ransomware attacks always remain profitable, albeit less so over time?

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5 Major Cybersecurity Trends to Know for 2024

eSecurity Planet

After receiving input from industry experts and doing my own analysis of the year’s driving forces, I identified five major cybersecurity trends. Attack surfaces will explode: Cyberdefense complexity will compound as API, cloud, edge, and OT resources add to the list of assets to defend. Bottom line: Prepare now based on risk.

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Story of the year: the impact of AI on cybersecurity

SecureList

Over the past twelve months, this abbreviation has resonated across innumerable headlines, business surveys and tech reports, firmly securing a position as the Collins English Dictionary’s 2023 Word of the Year. Using this understanding, we also make predictions about how AI-related threats might change in the future.

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2024 Cybersecurity Industry Experts Predictions: Part 1

IT Security Guru

As 2023 draws to a close, it’s time for cybersecurity experts to gaze into their crystal balls and predict what the next year has set in store for the security industry. But this leaves login credentials in the hands of employees, where they are least safe, and it also leaves worrying gaps in enterprise security.

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Types of Firewalls Explained

eSecurity Planet

Firewalls are as central to IT security as antivirus programs are to PCs, and the multi-billion-dollar market remains large and growing. But the term “firewall” is far too broad to be of much use to IT security buyers. It looks for known malware signatures and blocks data packets from entering a network if it finds malicious code.

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