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The Top 23 Security Predictions for 2023 (Part 1)

Lohrman on Security

After a year full of data breaches, ransomware attacks and real-world cyber impacts stemming from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, what’s next? Here’s part 1 of your annual roundup of security industry forecasts for 2023 and beyond.

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The Top 23 Security Predictions for 2023 (Part 2)

Lohrman on Security

After a year full of data breaches, ransomware attacks and real-world cyber impacts stemming from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, what’s next? Here’s part 2 of your annual roundup of security industry forecasts for 2023 and beyond.

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Lessons from a Ransomware Attack against the British Library

Schneier on Security

You might think that libraries are kind of boring, but this self-analysis of a 2023 ransomware and extortion attack against the British Library is anything but.

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The State of Ransomware

Schneier on Security

Palo Alto Networks published its semi-annual report on ransomware. From the Executive Summary: Unit 42 monitors ransomware and extortion leak sites closely to keep tabs on threat activity. Of the 53 ransomware groups whose leak sites we monitored, six of the groups accounted for more than half of the compromises observed.

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Cybersecurity Predictions for 2024

Within the past few years, ransomware attacks have turned to critical infrastructure, healthcare, and government entities. We’ve recently looked back at what happened within cybersecurity in 2023. Attackers have taken advantage of the rapid shift to remote work and new technologies.

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Microsoft (& Apple) Patch Tuesday, April 2023 Edition

Krebs on Security

On April 7, Apple issued emergency security updates to fix two weaknesses that are being actively exploited, including CVE-2023-28206 , which can be exploited by apps to seize control over a device. CVE-2023-28205 can be used by a malicious or hacked website to install code. Both vulnerabilities are addressed in iOS/iPadOS 16.4.1,

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday, February 2023 Edition

Krebs on Security

Redmond flags CVE-2023-23376 as an “Important” elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Windows Common Log File System Driver , which is present in Windows 10 and 11 systems, as well as many server versions of Windows. This is likely being chained with a remote code execution bug to spread malware or ransomware.

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5 Key Findings From the 2023 FBI Internet Crime Report

The losses companies suffered in 2023 ransomware attacks increased by 74% compared to those of the previous year, according to new data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). In this eBook, we will look at the 2023 report and explore the most important cybersecurity stats and how to prevent them.