Security

60% of Organizations are Hit by Cyberattacks Spread by Their Own Employees

The unwitting participant appears to be alive and well, based on new data from security vendor Mimecast. With employees being the source of attack surface expansion, what’s an organization to do? When you think of cyberattacks, the assumption is that it’s a simple matter of “the
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Paying the Ransom Doubles the Cost of a Ransomware Attack

The total cost of the average ransomware attack more than doubles if the victim decides to pay the ransom, according to Sophos’ State of Ransomware 2020 report. The Sophos-commissioned survey of 5,000 IT managers around the world found that the average total cost of a successful
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Microsoft: Ransomware Gangs That Don’t Threaten to Leak Your Data Steal it, Anyway

That means you can from now on count a ransomware infection as a data breach with all the consequences that this brings. Moreover, the so-called “human-operated” ransomware gangs have stepped up their attacks amid the pandemic to maximize their ill-gotten profits. In
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Verizon: More Than Half of Users Click on Multiple Phishing Links; Social Engineering, Innovation are Responsible

The latest data from Verizon’s 2020 Mobile Security Index report shows that both consumer and business users make it all too easy for cyberattackers to fool them into becoming a victim. Think about the layered security you have in place today – each solution (whether hardware or
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Hackers Request Aging Reports to Identify Their Next CEO Fraud Victims for Them

Rather than attempt to hack user credentials and gain access to Accounts Payable applications, hackers are now impersonating the CFO and obtaining all the detail they need to launch a scam. In a decidedly smart move, hackers are now shifting tactics to make it easier to build a
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Malware Delivered Via Fake Browser Updates Are Back and More Sophisticated Than Ever

Leveraging vulnerable website content management platforms, these attacks seek to trick users into installing malware under the guise that their web browser is out-of-date. We all know that eventually, your web browser will need to be updated. So, it’s not so out-of-the-ordinary
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Data Breaches Devastate Small Businesses in 2019 with 10 Percent Closing Their Doors

A new report from the National Cyber Security Alliance sheds some light on how prepared small- and medium-size businesses are and what the aftermath of a data breach really looks like. When 1,000 small business owners open up to talk about cybersecurity, it’s probably a good idea
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Is Cyberinsurance a Reason for the Rise in Ransomware Attacks?

Are cybercriminals counting on the victim’s simple cost-to-benefit decision to have their cyber-insurer pay the ransom? And, if so, are they targeting companies with cyberinsurance? We’ve discussed the rising uptick of ransomware attacks in frequency, sophistication, and
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Even ‘Unsubscribe’ Emails Can Put the Organization at Risk

Social engineering tactics seek to use any means that’s familiar to the intended victim – and unsubscribing is perceived as being so benign, it may just be the perfect way to fool your users. While I can’t think of a single website I’ve visited in the last year that sends me an
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Highly Targeted Email Attacks are on the Rise

New data shows a surge in attacks, what industries are targets, which users are at risk, and what you can expect to see in the future. It’s a simple trend, really: cybercriminals are getting smarter on how they play the cyberattack game. They are no longer resorting to shotgun
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Legacy Cybersecurity Defenses Unable to Keep Pace with New Ransomware and Cryptojacking Threats

Webroot revealed results from its 2018 annual threat report, which demonstrated attackers are constantly trying new ways to get around established defenses. The data illustrates that attacks such as ransomware are becoming a worldwide threat and are seamlessly bypassing legacy
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Xerox’s Security Summit Takes Aim at Customers’ Printer Infrastructure

There’s no dearth of talk surrounding the need for enhanced security for businesses when it comes to protecting the sanctity of their servers, data, storage and personal computers. But it was the desire to channel that awareness and focus it on one of the most often-overlooked
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The Missing Link in Helping Protect Businesses from Cybersecurity Attacks

Cyber-attacks are continuing to grow and evolve, increasingly threatening organizations worldwide. Particularly vulnerable are the small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMBs) that may not have the in-house personnel to protect against cyber-threats like new and aggressive strains of
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