Webroot

DECEMBER 14, 2020

One thing the cybersecurity experts at Webroot agree on is that work from home is here to stay for 2021, or at least it won’t recede to pre-pandemic levels in even the medium-term. The biggest change for 2021 will be securing remote workforces and remote perimeters, which include home networks and home devices, particularly personal devices.

Cybersecurity 75

Cybersecurity Engineering Phishing Social Engineering 75

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 23, 2022

In September 2021, the FBI’s Cyber Division released a summary of five major attacks against the industry in the prior year , including JBS, a global food processor and meat supplier that paid an $11 million ransom to REvil. This is certainly an option for organizations with well-defined backup and remediation processes.

Healthcare 126

Healthcare Ransomware Authentication Threat Reports 126

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

“Although FBI and CISA do not currently have any specific threat reporting indicating a cyberattack will occur over the upcoming Labor Day holiday, malicious cyber actors have launched serious ransomware attacks during other holidays and weekends in 2021.” .” reads the advisory published by CISA.

Ransomware 128

Ransomware Risk Encryption Passwords 128

Webroot

JANUARY 26, 2022

In fact, phishing attacks spiked by 510% from just January – February 2020, according to the 2021 Threat Report. Overall, 76% of executives report that phishing is still up compared to before the pandemic. That’s because cybercriminals have found success by targeting COVID-19 fears with their schemes.

Phishing 128

Phishing DNS Backups Security Awareness 128

Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Update the incident response plan to include procedures such as the internal process for responding to cybersecurity events, recovery from backups, and conducting a root cause analysis after an event. Conduct annual tests of the incident response plan, disaster recovery plan, and backup systems.

Financial Services 72

Financial Services Cybersecurity CISO Backups 72

Webroot

MAY 25, 2021

Be sure to choose vendors who provide the type of guidance, support, and enablement resources you need; who can and will advise you on how best to configure your cybersecurity and backup and disaster recovery systems; and who are invested in helping you ensure maximum return on the investment you and your customers are making in these solutions.

Phishing 144

Phishing DNS Backups Cyber threats 144

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

In 2021/22, 61% of fraud incidents were cyber-related, as the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) reported. Organizations globally continue to endure staggering financial losses due to fraud, with an estimated 5% of annual revenues siphoned away by this pervasive threat. billion annually.

Financial Services 104

Financial Services Encryption Cybercrime Threat Reports 104

Jane Frankland

APRIL 28, 2022

Supply chain attacks grew 300% in 2021. In 2021, VMware’s 2021 Global Incident Response Threat Report found that 51% of surveyed security professionals experienced extreme stress or burnout over the past 12 months with 65% considering leaving the profession. But it’s not the only attack vector that’s popular.

CISO 130

CISO Mobile Technology Risk 130

Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2021

roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, March 2021. FatFace CEO Liz Evans released a statement which said “ On 17th January 2021 FatFace identified some suspicious activity within its IT systems. Covid Fraud: £34.5m

Energy and Utilities 122

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Hacking Banking 122

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 9, 2022

However, even after the Colonial Pipeline attack, less than half of businesses (48%) have a formal ransomware plan according to the 2022 Thales Data Threat Report. In addition, the report found that one in five businesses have paid or would pay a ransom to get their data. Planning and preparation are essential.

Cyber Insurance 71

Cyber Insurance Insurance Backups Ransomware 71

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The record attack comes amid a recent surge in DDoS attacks, which have soared as ransomware attacks have declined , as more victims refuse to pay the ransom and data backup has improved. attacks per day during Q4 2022, more than three times as many as in Q4 2021, according to Radware. The largest recorded attack in 2022 was 1.46

DDOS 119

DDOS Ransomware Backups Cryptocurrency 119

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 25, 2021

At first glance, the report this week from cybersecurity software vendor McAfee showing that the incidence of ransomware dropped by half in the first quarter seems like good news to a world that continues to feel the repercussions of the seemingly ubiquitous malware. Establish and test backup and recovery from offline sources.

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Ransomware Backups Encryption Malware 124