Security
Only up to five percent of ransomware cases are caused by phishing - interview
Humans are said to be the weakest link in cybersecurity. Yet, when it comes to ransomware, only two to five...
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Alliances between threat actors have led to the rise of the ransomware empire
Conti is the most aggressive ransomware group at the moment, and the US - the most popular cybercriminal's target. With...
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Nick Evans, SecurEnvoy: “cybercriminals are getting smarter at pretending to be you”
Threat actors are using obtained personal information to impersonate users, and they are getting better at it than ever. If...
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Here’s why ransomware gangs are now rebranding themselves as ‘white hat’
On the surface, ‘white hat’ hackers don't differ a great deal from their ‘black hat’ peers, in that they strive...
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Antivirus providers are playing war games with the bad guys - interview
Cybercrime is accelerating, with new attack vectors emerging daily. But it’s not just malware that is becoming more complex: threat...
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Ransomware: new game theory experiment explains why paying is counterproductive
A recently published paper from the University of Texas at Arlington explores how firms go about deciding whether to pay...
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Miles Tappin, ThreatConnect: “any company could fall victim to a cyber attack”
While numerous cybersecurity solutions are created and implemented daily, companies struggle to optimize and assess their effectiveness. Luckily, there are...
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Fingerprint authentication can be hacked with wood glue
The process takes a short amount of time, and costs less than $7. In the pursuit of keeping your devices...
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Ransomware trends for 2022 and beyond
As the year is coming to a close, it’s time to take a look at the evolution of the ransomware...
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Ransomware affiliates want more than just your money
Threat actors who use Ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) are looking for a way to branch out with their own operation. The victims...
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IT staff say their organisations worldwide compromise on cybersecurity
90% of respondents to a recent survey said decisions made left companies vulnerable. How much of a priority is IT...
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Jack Koziol, Infosec Institute: “cybersecurity knowledge gaps at any level of the organization pose security risks”
Companies are worried about the outsiders infiltrating their spaces. They patch their systems and heavily invest in defenses, often forgetting...
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Jonathan Gill, Panaseer: “organizations have a greater need for automated measurement”
Establishing proper defenses is a crucial move for dealing with cyber threats. But it seems like deploying them effectively is...
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Europol's 2021 cybercrime report: the pandemic accelerated the evolution of cyber threats
On 11 November, Europol published its Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA) 2021 report, which details the developments and challenges...
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Forget Bruce Willis. AI will protect us from killer asteroids instead
Far from the nightmarish scenarios of all-consuming artificial intelligence of the Terminator franchise, in reality groups of neural networks are...
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Don’t fall for it: new scam tries to convince your Microsoft password is about to expire
Threat actors fool humans and systems alike. Recently, Microsoft users have been bombarded with password expiration notifications carefully crafted by...
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The AI that can write effective phishing emails
A group of researchers utilized the GPT-3 deep learning language model to create effective and realistic spear phishing email campaigns....
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Nick Palmer, Group-IB: “without fundamental knowledge, it is impossible to stay ahead of bad guys”
From state-orchestrated to group-governed attacks, the world has seen a surge of cybercrime during the pandemic. And it doesn’t seem...
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Rob Palermo, SecureLink: “cybersecurity became an even bigger priority during the pandemic”
As cybercriminals get more creative with their approach to attacks, cyber researchers and white hat hackers also work tirelessly to...
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The Cyber Security Challenges for the Asset Management sector
Financially motivated cybercriminals are attracted to asset and wealth management companies (AWM) for obvious reasons. A recent report highlighted that...
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