A comprehensive report by Infoblox, encompassing 13 global markets, highlights the overwhelming prevalence of phishing and its significant role in cyber attacks compared to other attack types. According to Infoblox’s 2023 Global State of Cybersecurity Report, a staggering 81% of organizations became victims of phishing attacks within the past 12 months. Additionally, an alarming 60% […]
The amount of malicious activity on the Internet is growing despite the best efforts of security experts to foil it. When it comes to WordPress sites, attacks are launched across a wide variety of vectors. Whether outdated plugin code is to blame, or password reuse, or any number of other security flaws, no site owner […]
Your website is among hundreds of millions of websites worldwide, so you’re probably wondering why anyone would bother breaking into yours. Sure, you’ve invested time, money and effort to build your website, but there’s probably nothing there that is valuable enough to attract the attention of cybercriminals. Or so you might think…
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 […]
Outsourcing professional and technical services is viewed as an effective way for businesses to procure the expertise they need on a pay-as-you-go basis without the complexity and overhead costs of doing it themselves. Professional services that are commonly outsourced to Managed Service Providers (MSP) include payroll, accounting, billing and legal. Technical services that are commonly […]
An increasing number of organizations in recent years have purchased cyber insurance policies in an effort to protect against the high cost of recovering from a data breach, including a ransomware attack. Many believe that having such a policy means they no longer have to worry about IT security; after all, the insurance company will […]
Cyber criminals who deal in ransomware typically will capture and encrypt sensitive data and then demand payment from victims to decrypt it. To expedite the transaction, the payment demand comes with the threat of exposing increasing volumes of captured information to the public and raising the ransom amount if the deadline is not met.
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 Capture Labs threat researchers have unveiled third-quarter threat intelligence collected by the company’s more than 1 million global security sensors. Year-to-date findings through September highlight cyber criminals’ growing use of ransomware, encrypted threats and attacks leveraging non-standard ports, while overall malware volume declined for the third consecutive quarter. “For most of us, 2020 has […]
