According to research by Symantec, an alarming 85% of all emails are identified as spam or carry malicious content. That means nearly nine out of 10 emails lack legitimacy, posing a significant threat to recipients. The majority of these emails include malicious links or attachments strategically crafted to compromise computer systems with malware, ultimately leading […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has announced that throughout October it will focus on ways to “Secure Our World” by educating the public on how to stay safe online. Toward that end, CISA will work to drive behavioral change around core cybersecurity habits by providing everyone with the knowledge and tools they need […]
In recent years there have been significant advances in decryption technology, which has made it alarmingly easy for government agencies, hackers, criminals, and snoopers to access and exploit your private emails for their own purposes. To combat this threat, messaging services such as ProtonMail have been developed to provide end-to-end encryption, ensuring your messages and […]
The Council on Foreign Relations has published a 116-page report, “Confronting Reality in Cyberspace: Foreign Policy for a Fragmented Internet”. The report’s Executive Summary sets the tone of the CFR’s analysis and recommendations: “The utopian vision of an open, reliable, and secure global network has not been achieved and is unlikely ever to be realized. […]
Ransomware attacks are on the rise, hitting businesses and government agencies around the world. Cyber criminals use a variety of methods to gain access to vulnerable systems and, once a target system is breached, the malware disables security features within the victim’s network. Prior to execution of the ransomware all data files are stolen, including […]
UncommonX, a Chicago based cybersecurity managed services provider, released findings from its State of Cybersecurity for Midsize Organizations study which engaged senior members of IT departments from small to medium businesses across a variety of industries. Gathering critical insights in preparedness, confidence, perceived threats and risks, the study revealed that 60% of midsize organizations suffered […]
Ransomware has become one of the biggest perils haunting the web. According to The Coveware Quarterly Ransomware Report, not only are ransomware attackers going after larger companies, the average ransomware payment has risen to $233,817 – a 31% increase from this time last year. Key Take-way from the Report “The biggest change over the past […]
SonicWall has published the mid-year update to its 2020 Cyber Threat Report, highlighting increases in ransomware, opportunistic use of the COVID-19 pandemic, systemic weaknesses and growing reliance on Microsoft Office files by cybercriminals. The report analyzes threat intelligence data gathered from 1.1 million sensors in over 215 countries and territories. Download the full mid-year update […]
Ata Hakcil, a Turkish computer engineer and researcher, accessed 1 billion login credentials leaked online and analyzed 170 million of them to study password trends. The results are quite revealing, and may prompt many Internet users to pay more attention to how they choose passwords to protect their most sensitive information. Among Hakcil’s “cool” stats […]
The strategic consulting firm Accenture predicts that cybercrime will remain a large-scale concern for years to come. From 2019 to 2023, over $5 trillion in cumulative global value is expected to be at risk from cyber attacks, creating an ongoing challenge for businesses and the security professionals charged with protecting them. This situation is putting […]
