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Covid Omicron variant leads to Phishing Cyber Attacks

CyberSecurity Insiders

And if/when the recipient enters such details, the scammers can use such info to launch identity theft based cyber attacks. Email service providers such as Gmail are already doing their best in identifying Corona virus themed spam and suspicious emails and blocking them from reaching the inboxes of innocent recipients.

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‘Tis the season for protecting your devices with Webroot antivirus

Webroot

According to our 2021 Webroot BrightCloud Threat Report , on average, 18.8% Antivirus software offers threat protection by securing all of your music files, photo galleries and important documents from being destroyed by malicious programs. Do I really need antivirus? In a word, yes.

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Solid Data Security: The Foundation of a Safe Digital World

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

A host of threats continue to put enterprise data at risk. In fact, according to the 2024 Thales Data Threat Report , more than 80% of organizations reported at least one breach in the last year, while ransomware attacks grew more frequent, with 28% of organizations reported experiencing an attack in 2024, compared to 22% in 2023.

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Have We Become Apathetic About Breaches?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Consumerization of the Threat. If we were discussing hacking attempts even a decade ago, the types of hacks we saw focused on credit card data, identity theft and corporate espionage. Have we become too used to and too apathetic about breaches? They simply got used to the noise, and are understandably overwhelmed.

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When It Comes to a Data Breach, How Do You Want to Be Notified?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

If you have looked at our recently released annual Data Threat Report: Retail Edition , you understand this is not just hyperbole. Fifty percent of respondents reported being breached last year — that’s more than double the 19% reported the prior year. retail sector needs to come to terms with some bad news.

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Solid Data Security: The Foundation of a Safe Digital World

Security Boulevard

A host of threats continue to put enterprise data at risk. In fact, according to the 2024 Thales Data Threat Report , more than 80% of organizations reported at least one breach in the last year, while ransomware attacks grew more frequent, with 28% of organizations reported experiencing an attack in 2024, compared to 22% in 2023.

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What is a Cyberattack? Types and Defenses

eSecurity Planet

The 2022 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report found that all types of cyberattacks increased in 2021. Encrypted threats spiked 167%, ransomware increased 105%, and 5.4 billion malware attacks were identified by the report. Also read: Complete Guide to Phishing Attacks: Different Types and Defenses. Crimeware and spyware.

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