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.

Small business cybersecurity was analyzed in a recent Comcast report, finding that daily malware activity in 2023 roughly doubled since 2022.

Malware threat actors in 2023 were ranked in a report by OpenText Cybersecurity, finding that the list was topped by four new ransomware groups.

A recently released report reveals more than half of senior leaders have no involvement in their company's cyber cases. 

Analysis from new annual report shows ransomware median dwell time has dropped from 4.5 days to less than 24 hours in a year.

Malware, ransomware attacks and network security trends were analyzed in a recent report by WatchGuard, finding a rise in double-extortion attacks.

A recently released ransomware defense report analyzes how security leaders and practitioners view the threat of ransomware and their organizations’ cyber readiness.

According to a SpyCloud ransomware report, infostealer infections were 22% of ransomware attacks for North American and European companies.

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 August.

A new report reveals the most headline-grabbing cyber extortion event in the first half of 2023 was the Clop ransomware group.