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Beware the Cyber Ghouls: Spooky Threats Lurking in Digital Shadows

SecureWorld News

Spooky fact : According to research from Proofpoint , in 2023, 71% of organizations experienced at least one successful phishing attack, and they remain one of the most prevalent forms of cyber threats. million, almost an increase of $1 million from 2023 , proving that these "vampires" are more active—and greedier—than ever.

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Protecting Oil and Gas Industry Infrastructure: Strategies for Resilience

SecureWorld News

A report from 2023 revealed that 67% of energy and utility companies faced ransomware attacks, with many incidents exploiting unpatched vulnerabilities. Regularly updating and patching systems, including antivirus software, firewalls, and SCADA networks, can mitigate this risk.

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Why Small and Medium Sized Businesses Need More Than Just an AntiVirus Solution

Security Boulevard

In 2023, small businesses experienced a 424-percent increase in breaches, and half of all SMBs reported suffering at least one attack. Basic solutions like antivirus deployments are certainly still important, but they are reactionary measures. HYAS Protect is a cloud-based security solution that defends SMBs against DNS-based threats.

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Recent Cyber Attacks: Trends, Tactics, and Countermeasures

Hacker's King

According to recent reports, there were over 700 million cyber attacks in 2023 alonea significant rise from the previous year. In 2023, major ransomware incidents targeted healthcare providers, educational institutions, and large corporations. The rise of AI-generated content has made these attacks even more convincing.

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Weekly Vulnerability Recap – Sept. 25, 2023 – Flaws in Apple Devices, DevOps Tools and More

eSecurity Planet

18, 2023 GitLab tells community and enterprise users to update their instances Type of attack: Improper access control: Attackers can exploit GitLab’s scanning policies by acting as a legitimate user. The flaw ( CVE-2023-41179 ) carries a 7.2 The flaw ( CVE-2023-41179 ) carries a 7.2 severity rating.

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7 Best Email Security Software & Tools in 2023

eSecurity Planet

As some of these solutions are pretty low-cost, they potentially offer high ROI considering the enormity of the email threat problem. Uses advanced threat detection techniques like machine learning, behavior analysis , and anomaly detection to identify and eliminate complex threats such as zero-day attacks.

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ICS cyberthreats in 2023 – what to expect

SecureList

Below we share some of our thoughts on potential developments of 2023, though we cannot claim to be providing either a complete picture or a high degree of precision. This includes the possibility of disabling an antivirus product without entering an administrator password (antivirus is almost useless if an attacker can easily disable it).