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88% of organizations experienced an average of 40 attacks in the past 12 months, according to a survey conducted by the Proofpoint and Ponemon Institute. Supply chain attacks: Leading patient care risk The average total cost of a cyberattack experience… Continue reading Cyberattacks on healthcare organizations affect patient care
The “contain user” feature select Microsoft Defender for Endpoint customers have been trying out since November 2022 is now available to a wider pool of organizations, Microsoft has announced. The feature aims to help organizations disrupt … Continue reading Microsoft Defender can automatically contain compromised user accounts
Board members often lack technical expertise and may not fully grasp cyber risks. On the other hand, CISOs are more accustomed to interfacing with IT staff. This is understandable; the board is responsible for guiding high-level decision-making. They r… Continue reading Evolving conversations: Cybersecurity as a business risk
85% of phishing emails utilized malicious links in the content of the email, and spam emails increased by 30% from Q1 to Q2 2023, according to a VIPRE report. Information technology organizations also overtook financial institutions (9%) as the most ta… Continue reading Spam is up, QR codes emerge as a significant threat vector
Cybercriminals employ artificial intelligence (AI) to create complex email threats like phishing and business email compromise (BEC) attacks, while modern email security systems use AI to counter these attacks, according to Perception Point and Osterma… Continue reading Cybercriminals turn to AI to bypass modern email security measures
Phishing remains the most dominant and fastest growing internet crime, largely due to the ubiquity of email and the ceaseless issue of human error that is preyed upon by today’s threat actors, according to Cloudflare. While business email compromise (B… Continue reading 30% of phishing threats involve newly registered domains
BEC and phishing attacks soar by 20% and 41% respectively in H1 2023, according to Perception Point. Cyber attackers have continued to refine their methods, adopting more sophisticated techniques to exploit vulnerabilities across various sectors. With … Continue reading 1 in 100 emails is malicious
The evolving cyberattack landscape reveals the increasing utilization of generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems, like ChatGPT, by cybercriminals for crafting malicious content and executing sophisticated attacks, according to Acronis. The bian… Continue reading Number of email-based phishing attacks surges 464%
European organizations experienced a greater volume and frequency of BEC attacks over the last year, as compared to organizations in the United States, according to Abnormal Security. BEC attacks volume and frequency The data is based on an analysis of… Continue reading Widespread BEC attacks threaten European organizations
The 2023 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) has confirmed what FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center has pointed out earlier this year: BEC scammers are ramping up their social engineering efforts to great success. BEC attackers tar… Continue reading The multiplying impact of BEC attacks