Articles Tagged with ''malware''

On the premise that the best defense is understanding the real nature of the offense – or, in this case, offenses, since cyber security addresses a multi-front battleground – it’s useful to think in terms of concentric circles, broad steps any small or midsize business can take to maximize safety. 

A new survey says that people consider malicious insiders (30 percent) and human error (25 percent) to be the two top cybersecurity threats.

More than 3,800 data breaches were reported from January through June 30, exposing over 4.1 billion records, according to the 2019 MidYear Data Breach Quickview Report. 

Chances are you’ve been warned never to download files or click on links from unknown senders. 

Over the past year, organizations faced on average more than nine Domain Name System (DNS) attacks, an increase of 34 percent, says the IDC 2019 Global DNS Threat Report.

Eighty-eight percent of European organizations' risks are internal, according to the 2019 Telstra Cyber Security Report.

More organizations are now performing continuous threat hunting operations, according to the 2018 SANS Threat Hunting report. 

Investment firms are among the most security-conscious businesses, for good reason. In a day – or even an hour – of downtime is a disaster.

A major European, cross-border cybersecurity attack will be simulated on the financial sector next month, according to a news report. 

More than 10 million people were the victims of a single massive data breach, according to an Australian report, Notifiable Data Breaches Quarterly Statistics Report.