Holiday shopping often brings increased risk, and organizations aren’t exempt. According to a recent report, credit card skimming is on the rise.

According to a Nuspire threat report, there was a surge in botnet activity in Q3 2023, including an increase in activity of nearly 93% over Q2.

The increased shopping during the holiday season often leads to increased cyberattacks affecting both an organization and their consumers. 

According to a recent ThreatX report, 97% of consumers are concerned that cyberattacks will continue to grow in volume over the next year.

According to a recent zero trust and data protection report, one of six organizations experienced multiple losses of data in the past 12 months.

According to a recent ThreatQuotient survey, 75% of security professionals say cybersecurity automation is important, up from 68% last year.

New research recently released reveals an increase in malicious code disguised as Python obfuscation packages. 

In this edition of Security’s Top 5 from Security magazine, we showcase the top stories and new developments from across the security industry throughout October.

According to a report, 74% of IT and security decision makers said their organization’s IT or security budget increased compared to the year prior.

A recent BrandShield survey of chief information security officers (CISOs) found that CISOs reported an average loss of $2.1M USD per cyberattack.