A new report highlights the ways in which cybercriminals target people, rather than systems and infrastructure, to install malware, initiate fraudulent transactions, steal data, and more.

Eighty percent of companies surveyed experienced a cybersecurity incident in the past year, the most common being malware attacks, according to the Better Security And Business Outcomes With Security Performance Management Report by Forrester Consulting. 

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.