80% of organizations that paid a ransom demand were hit again, nearly 50% reported paying a second ransom, and nearly 10% paid a third time Cybereason has published results of its second annual ransomware study during a year of unprecedented attacks to better understand the true impact on businesses. This global study reveals […]
Cybersecurity has emerged as an important issue to discuss at the senior executive and board levels. Furthermore, it is already common for boards and leadership teams to include at least one member who has some experience in this critically important area. The reason is the disturbing growth of cyberthreats to businesses and the relative […]
Verizon’s annual Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), conducted since 2008, finds that modern data breaches can be almost entirely connected with a combination of employee mistakes and supply chain compromises; one of these elements will almost certainly be involved in any organizational cyber incident. 82% of data breaches logged in 2021 involved a […]
Will we EVER learn? ‘123456’ and ‘password’ are among the most popular passwords used by CEOs – while many continue to choose names and mythical creatures, the report reveals Researchers analysed over 290 million data breaches worldwide They grouped compromised passwords according to job title and industry Among CEOs, ‘123456’, ‘password’, ‘12345’ and […]
We live in a world where cyber threats are everywhere, growing both in number and complexity. As technologies spread, the number of opportunities and entry doors for hackers doesn’t stop increasing. We only have to look back to illustrate this point. The number of cyber attacks increased 50% in 2021 compared to 2020. […]
What’s the Difference Between a Data Leak and a Data Breach The trend of global data breach events is steep and still continuing to tilt upwards. According to the latest data breach investigation report by IBM and the Ponemon Institute, data breach costs in 2021 have reached a record high. Last year, the […]
As attacks on accounts surge, be careful what you click on Hackers are attracted to accounts that enjoy a high level of engagement, such as those belonging to creatives. According to the Identity Theft Resource Center, a US non-profit organization that helps victims of stolen identity, compromised Instagram accounts have been on […]
Camfecting doesn’t just invade your privacy – it could seriously impact your mental health and wellbeing. Our 24/7 digital lives mean that our screen time is increasing, whether that’s a laptop, a smartphone or another device. It means we’re also sitting in front of a camera. Some of us rarely used it, until […]
Avast company released its Q1/2022 Threat Report which reveals cyber threats revolving around the russia’s physical war against Ukraine. The latest report shines light on a russia-attributed APT group attacking users in Ukraine, and DDoS tools being used against targeting russian sites, and ransomware attacks targeting companies in Ukraine. Additionally, findings show […]
DDoS attacks surge to record numbers in 2022 as a result of russia’s insidious war against Ukraine. Cases this year saw some of the longest-lasting DDoS attacks ever seen as hacktivists assembled to take on their enemies in the ongoing cyberwar between russia and Ukraine. Q1 2022 saw the total number of DDoS […]