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94% of IT pros have experienced a data breach at some point in time
79% are worried their current employer could be next
Employee data breaches most commonly occur through external email services such as Gmail and Outlook
New research indicates … Continue reading Eight in 10 IT Pros Believe Their Organization Is Next to Suffer a Breach
In a rare occurrence, ransomware operators have managed to halt border crossing into and out of Argentina for four hours after infecting the National Direction of Migration with data-crippling malware. Government officials reportedly refused to negotia… Continue reading Ransomware Attack Halts Border Crossing for Four Hours in Argentina
Telmate, a company that facilitates monitored inmate communications with the outside world, has exposed a large database containing tens of millions of call logs, private messages, and personal information about inmates and their contacts. Bob Diachenk… Continue reading US Phone Service Exposes Millions of Messages Between Inmates and Their Friends and Families
Data storage, remote access and network administration are most prevalent services exposing sensitive data
Unsafe services are linked to other security issues in the digital supply chain
Ukraine, Indonesia, Bulgaria, Mexico and Poland are among c… Continue reading A Third of Companies Expose Unsafe Network Services to the Internet, Research Reveals
Most security professionals have difficulty maintaining security configurations in the cloud
22% still assess their cloud security posture manually
Security pros confess they need more automated enforcement
Organizations face shortcomings in mon… Continue reading 76% of Security Pros Admit Securing Their Cloud Environments Is a Struggle
• American Payroll Association uncovered unusual activity on the site dating back to May 13 • Hackers exploited vulnerability to deploy card-skimming techniques and steal credit card data • Identity thieves gained access to login information (i.e. user… Continue reading American Payroll Association Forgets to Patch Web Portal, Hackers Skim Credit Cards and Passwords Off Site
Cybercrime will cost more than $11 million per minute globally by 2021
Organizations spend on average $25 per minute to tackle malicious activity
Threat intelligence emerges as a key asset in defending the enterprise against cyber threats
The gl… Continue reading Global Cybercrime Will Cost Businesses $11.4 Million Per Minute by 2021
50% of businesses find it harder to detect insider threats after migrating to the cloud
customer data is the most vulnerable to insider attacks
the average cost of remediation after an insider attack is anywhere between $100,000 and $2 million
I… Continue reading 61% of Companies Have Suffered an Insider Attack in the Past Year
Half of cybersecurity professionals regard misinformation as a major threat to the enterprise 46% of organizations plan to improve their ability to react to misinformation and fake domains Erosion of trust caused by misinformation poses ethical, social… Continue reading COVID-19 Pandemic Drives Sharp Uptick in Misinformation, Fake Domains
The shift to remote work amid the COVID-19 pandemic makes employees more susceptible to BEC attacks and gives threat actors the opportunity to apply tactics likely to be successful given these working conditions, new research shows.
The post BEC O… Continue reading BEC Operators Switch Focus on Finance Department Employees (over Executives), New Data Shows