The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 18, 2021

This deal reads like to the epilogue to a book titled The First 20 Years of the Supremely Lucrative Antivirus Market. NortonLifeLock and Avast appear to be betting on the next iteration of the huge and longstanding consumer antivirus market. So NortonLifeLock has acquired Avast for more than $8 billion. billion in 2016, for instance.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Phishing often serves as the gateway to cyber attacks, opening the door to impactful follow-on activity like malware and ransomware deployment or access to internal networks, ultimately causing substantial financial losses. Its global reach is just as extensive, impacting regions including the US, UK, Ecuador, Nigeria, and Japan.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 20, 2024

"TSA's October 2022 directive, as well as the EU's directive from ENISA (the EU Agency for Cybersecurity) in February of the same year, are designed to shore up rail network cyber defenses." A recent market research report from The Business Research Company highlights a growing concern in the railway sector: cybersecurity.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 6, 2020

Fresenius , Europe’s largest private hospital operator and a major provider of dialysis products and services that are in such high demand thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, has been hit in a ransomware cyber attack on its technology systems.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 14, 2023

Since June 11th, 2023, Floating Point Group (FPG) has been hit by a devastating cyber attack, leading to the suspension of all trading, deposits, and withdrawals. While the company has not provided a specific timeline, it has reassured users that its IT staff are working tirelessly to mitigate the risks associated with the attack.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 19, 2023

News is out that social security numbers of nearly 35,000 users were leaked in a cyber attack that could have emerged from a credential stuffing campaign launched by a state funded actor. According to the update provided by a source from PayPal, the attack took place on December 6 and was identified at the end of last month.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 20, 2022

Managed security services (MSS) refer to a service model that enable the monitoring and managing of security technologies, systems, or even software-as-a-service (SaaS) products. Here’s more on the various types and benefits of MSS, as well as the state of the MSS(P) market in 2022! What happens on the market? MSSPs in 2022.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 11, 2025

11, 2025 360 Privacy , a leading digital executive protection platform, today announced that it has secured a $36 million growth equity investment from FTV Capital , a sector-focused growth equity firm with a successful track record of investing across the enterprise technology landscape. Nashville, TN Mar.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 6, 2024

Unlike traditional segmented markets […] The post NSFOCUS: Pioneering Technology and Industry Leadership appeared first on NSFOCUS, Inc., a global network and cyber security leader, protects enterprises and carriers from advanced cyber attacks.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 26, 2022

Lloyd’s London, one of the largest insurance services providers in the world, has disclosed that it is making amendments to its cyber insurance laws that will come into effect from March 2023. NOTE- Attribution of attacks to nations is hard to prove and will never stand in a court of law.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

If you’re wondering how to protect your small business against a cyber attack, you’re not alone. Almost 60% of cyber attack victims are small businesses, and within two years of the first attack, the likelihood that a small business will experience another is approximately 28%. A Step-by-Step Guide to Mitigation.

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Jane Frankland

APRIL 10, 2025

It signals to the market that you take your role seriouslyespecially in a world where AI is accelerating threats at scale. And heres the reality: Cyber attackers arent looking for a challenge. 3 Smart Moves to Break the Monkey Mindset and Build Cyber Strength Small businesses dont need to become cyber experts overnight.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

For instance, during the lockdown period of 2020, there was a huge surge in fake news and illegal activity related to the financial and other markets. Cyber attackers have used misleading information on social media for procuring campaign finances as well as personal and financial information of people and corporations.

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IT Security Guru

JANUARY 30, 2025

This heavy reliance on technology, however, makes it an attractive target for hackers seeking to exploit vulnerabilities in trading systems and platforms. If these cyber attacks are successful, even just a little, they could lead to billions of pounds in damages and losses to the companies that own the platforms and the traders.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Group-IB: The online market for counterfeit goods in Russia has reached $1,5 billion, while the number of phishing attacks has surpassed 1,200 daily. Group-IB, an international company that specialises in the prevention of cyber attacks, has estimated that online sales of counterfeit goods are now worth $1.5

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SC Magazine

MAY 24, 2021

In a report released May 20, the Government Accountability Office looked at how the private cybersecurity insurance market has developed over the past five yearsRich Baich is global chief information security officer for insurance giant AIG. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images).

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Cyber attacks continue to grow in sophistication, and ransomware attacks are only the tip of the iceberg. Compromised credentials represent the most usual way attackers penetrate networks. With a market and a society ready to go for it, passwordless authentication expansion is about to accelerate.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Dream, an AI cybersecurity startup, has raised $100 million in a Series B funding round led by Bain Capital Ventures to bolster its mission of defending nations and critical infrastructure from cyber threats. Other investors include Group 11, Tru Arrow, Tau Capital, and Aleph, pushing Dreams valuation to $1.1

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 13, 2023

London, July 13, 2023 — Beazley, the leading specialist insurer, today published its latest Risk & Resilience report: Spotlight on: Cyber & Technology Risks 2023. Opinion Matters abides by and employs members of the Market Research Society and follows the MRS code of conduct which is based on the ESOMAR principles.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 8, 2023

Image Source As the threat landscape continues to evolve and cyber attacks become more sophisticated, organizations are increasingly looking for new and innovative ways to protect their networks, devices, and data.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

One of the men indicted as part of APT41 — now 35-year-old Tan DaiLin — was the subject of a 2012 KrebsOnSecurity story that sought to shed light on a Chinese antivirus product marketed as Anvisoft. Security analysts and U.S.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The incident highlighted the growing threat of cyberattacks to healthcare organizations, which are increasingly reliant on technology to deliver care. A few percentage slide in company value on the stock market could be in the hundreds of millions if not billions of dollars. Monnier continued. "A

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Duo's Security Blog

JUNE 9, 2022

From these conversations, it is clear cyber liability insurance is steadily rising to the top of the agenda, due to the sheer amount and scale of cyber-attacks hitting firms. So, what is the chief contributor to this hard market from a cybersecurity and threat landscape perspective? Here are my key takeaways.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

By appealing to these traits, attackers can convince users to unwittingly provide them with access to critical systems or highly sensitive information. Even the most security-aware and technologically apt teams can fall victim to a sophisticated attack like this.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 22, 2021

the company behind the interactive “pew-pew” cyber attack map shown in the image below? It spent quite a bit of money on marketing gimmicks and costly advertising stunts, burning through millions in investment funding. whose LinkedIn profile says is now chief technology officer at RedTorch.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 4, 2019

Within these government labs and agencies, taking place is a groundswell of innovation in deep technology cyber disciplines to the tune of billions of dollars annually over the past three decades. and Tenable, which went public in 2018 with a market capitalization of approximately $4 billion.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 21, 2021

That said, Microsoft Exchange on-premises email servers – technology that once, not too long ago, dominated this space – remain in pervasive business use today. From a security standpoint, this translates into a massive exposure to cyber attacks, leaving many doors open to malware – especially weaponized email.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

26 key cyber security stats for 2024 that every user should know, from rising cyber crime rates to the impact of AI technolog y. Cyber Crime Surge: During COVID-19 , cyber crimes shot up by 600%, showing how threats adapt to global changes. Shockingly, 96% of these attacks come through email.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Of course they don’t want to get busted and they don’t want authorities taking down their infrastructure, but these arrests are an incentive to get into the ransomware market and a learning experience on how to adapt their tactics. Prior to his career in information technology, Lance was a professional mountain guide.

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Jane Frankland

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

When data breaches escalate, cyber-attacks grow more sophisticated, nation states ramp up their digital warfare, and regulations tighten the noose, staying ahead isnt just an optionits your only line of defence. Nation-states and geopolitical tensions are increasingly fuelling modern cyber threats. But it doesnt stop there.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2023

. – June 21, 2023 – Axiad , a leading provider of organization-wide passwordless orchestration, today announced the results of its Passwordless Authentication survey fielded by Enterprise Research Group (ERG), a full-service market research company. and Canada were surveyed.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 30, 2023

DCAP can be seen as an intelligent security instrument that provides off-the-shelf data protection technologies, implementing a new approach to solving an important and necessary task. Of note is the ratio of the "technological" and "methodological" parts of the implementation. In particular.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 1, 2023

After emerging from stealth mode less than a year ago, Nile has built a market-leading network-as-a-service (NaaS) solution designed to deliver a more secure wired and wireless service through the extensive use of monitoring, analytics, and automation.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 23, 2018

Business demand dictates a frenetic pace for delivering new and better technology. But the downside of accelerating technical updates to market is the inadvertent creation of new loopholes for cyber attackers to plunder. More automation is needed on the product and technology side of things, Nunnikhoven said.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 25, 2022

Cyber-attacks continue to make headlines, and wreak havoc for organizations, with no sign of abating. Having spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic, threats such as malware, ransomware, and DDoS attacks continue to accelerate. Related: Apple tools abuse widespread. Zero-trust factors in.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 25, 2022

How to protect healthcare and life-sciences data from a cyber attack pandemic. Once slow to adopt new technologies, healthcare-related industries have been rapidly embracing digitalization to enable patient-centric care that is more effective for patients and safer for patients, healthcare professionals and researchers.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 11, 2018

Technology increasingly frustrates traditional law enforcement efforts to collect evidence needed to protect public safety and solve crime. It is a foundational element of data security and essential to safeguarding data against cyber-attacks. In fact, those very capabilities are marketed and sought out.

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