Are you curious about what 2021 is going to bring us in terms of cybersecurity? Of course, everybody hopes for the better, but in fact year to year the situation is only getting worse. While we were busy with COVID-19, cybercriminals were looking for new effective ways to make money. According to ZDNet, they succeeded […]
The year is coming to an end, and it was certainly an eventful one. In 2020, hackers found new vulnerabilities and took advantage of people’s weaknesses. What was the result? Let’s take a look at some key 2020 numbers: 90% of companies experienced an increase in cyberattacks during COVID-19. According to Tanium Global Research, 90% […]
The cost of cybercrime to the global economy has increased by 50% in the past two years. In their new report, The Hidden Costs of Cybercrime, McAfee experts say that cybercriminals have caused at least $1 trillion in damage in 2020. Meanwhile, the number of cyberattacks on businesses continues to grow as technology becomes more […]
Last year was one of the most painful periods for the world economy. In a nutshell, the most important reason is a significant rise in cybercrime. At the same time, the largest financial damage caused by malware programs. The underground market for selling access to corporate networks also grew, and the number of cardings (fraud […]
What does business afraid of? The CrowdStrike Global Survey shows that ransomware is their biggest fear. Ransomware threatens business growth in a world already weakened by COVID-19. It turns out that more than half (56%) of the organizations surveyed have suffered ransomware attacks in the past year. That pushed them to rethink their approach to […]
The right recipe for digital disaster is to deny and ignore the importance of cybersecurity, especially in today’s reality. In recent years, many unprepared companies had to close down due to cyberattacks. Not a single business is safe anymore! Cybercriminals from all over the world, with different levels of expertise, are looking for opportunities. To […]
The reality in which hospitals are forced not only to save the lives of patients but also to defend themselves from cyberattacks became common for us. Since the beginning of the pandemic, cybercriminals have regularly used the World Health Organization name in phishing attacks. COVID-19 exposed the vulnerability of the health infrastructure and forced many […]
This year, cybercriminals were getting creative: playing on coronavirus panic, deepfake voices, using remote workers to hack into companies. Considering that sextortion has returned with new force, the creative ideas began to run out. But this time hackers focused on a specific group of people. Bitdefender Antispam Lab experts recently discovered a new wave of […]
The pandemic has made everyone think about data security. Protecting privacy has never been more important. It has been affected by radical changes in all areas of our lives. After months of isolation working, studying, and communicating online is no longer unusual. States and companies are actively collecting our data to prevent the spread of […]
The explosive growth in the quantity and quality of personal data in the last decade has stimulated new opportunities in economic and social fields. But there are two sides to every story. The irresponsible approach to the collection, processing, storage, and distribution of personal information has led to many leaks and, consequently, to its illegal […]