Articles Tagged with ''ransomware''

The IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Index 2020 highlights how cybercriminals' techniques have evolved after decades of access to tens of billions of corporate and personal records and hundreds of thousands of software flaws. 

Most people enjoy improvements and innovations when it comes to consumer electronics, but the unfortunate truth is that cybercriminals are innovating and improving their techniques and tactics as well.

Australian courier company Toll has shut down several of its key systems after receiving a targeted ransomware attack. 

More than 9.9 billion malware attacks were recorded in 2019, a six percent year-over-year decrease.

Researchers have uncovered a new cybercriminal trend where Russian hackers are running contests on cybercriminal forums, such as Exploit and XSS, with increasingly high-stakes prizes. 

What are some current trends and barriers that Channel Partners face when protecting clients against emerging threats?

New York Senator David Carlucci introduced Senate Bill S7289 that would ban the paying of ransom.

Weak passwords were one of the most common cybersecurity vulnerabilities in 2019, causing 30% of ransomware infections in 2019.

As we begin a new year and decade, the cyber threat landscape presents both existing and new threats, trends and techniques.

Apparently, we are getting in our own way when it comes to advancing cybersecurity. According to a leading 2018 study by the Ponemon Institute LLC (sponsored by IBM), the three primary causes of data breaches were malicious or criminal attack, system glitch and human error. While the study reports that the length of time to identify and contain, and the cost, were lower for data breaches caused by human error as opposed to the other categories, it is an issue that nearly 27 percent of data breaches are caused by human error.