Total number of publicly reported breaches in Q1 2020 down 42% compared to last year

The total number of publicly reported breaches in Q1 2020 has decreased by 42% compared to the same period last year, Risk Based Security reveals. Publicly reported breaches in Q1 2020 drop dramatically compared to 2019 Despite this, the number of reco… Continue reading Total number of publicly reported breaches in Q1 2020 down 42% compared to last year

A third of all vulnerabilities in 2019 had a CVSS v2 score of 7.0 and above

Risk Based Security’s VulnDB team aggregated 22,316 newly-disclosed vulnerabilities during 2019, finding that 37.26% had available exploit code or a Proof of Concept and that 33.43% of all vulnerabilities in 2019 had a CVSS v2 score of 7.0 and above. 2… Continue reading A third of all vulnerabilities in 2019 had a CVSS v2 score of 7.0 and above

In 2019, a total of 7,098 reported breaches exposed 15.1 billion records

In 2019 the total number of records exposed increased by 284% compared to 2018, according to Risk Based Security. 2019 saw an increase in reported breaches In total, there were over 15.1 billion records exposed shattering industry projections. There we… Continue reading In 2019, a total of 7,098 reported breaches exposed 15.1 billion records

CVE gap widens: 16,738 vulnerabilities disclosed during the first nine months of 2019

Risk Based Security’s VulnDB team aggregated 16,738 newly-disclosed vulnerabilities during the first three quarters of 2019 which surpassed CVE/NVD by 5,970 during the same period. Relying on CVE/NVD data “As the VulnDB team continues to monitor vulner… Continue reading CVE gap widens: 16,738 vulnerabilities disclosed during the first nine months of 2019

5,183 breaches from the first nine months of 2019 exposed 7.9 billion records

According to Risk Based Security’s Q3 2019 Data Breach QuickView Report, the total number of breaches was up 33.3% compared to Q3 2018, with 5,183 breaches reported in the first nine months of 2019. Number of breaches by attack vector, reported b… Continue reading 5,183 breaches from the first nine months of 2019 exposed 7.9 billion records

Critical vulnerabilities uncovered in Danfoss SCADA product, patch now!

Risk Based Security uncovered multiple vulnerabilities in the AK-EM 800 product from SCADA vendor Danfoss. The discovered vulnerabilities Researchers found two critical vulnerabilities. One is effectively a backdoor into highly privileged functionality… Continue reading Critical vulnerabilities uncovered in Danfoss SCADA product, patch now!

Five vendors accounted for 24.1% of vulnerabilities in 2019 so far

Risk Based Security reported today that VulnDB aggregated 11,092 vulnerabilities with disclosure dates during the first half of 2019, with CVE/NVD falling behind by 4,332 entries, according to their 2019 Mid-Year Vulnerability QuickView Report. Top ten… Continue reading Five vendors accounted for 24.1% of vulnerabilities in 2019 so far

3,813 breaches were reported through June 30, exposing over 4.1 billion records

The number of reported breaches has gone up by 54% and the number of exposed records by 52% compared to the first six months of 2018 according to the 2019 MidYear QuickView Data Breach Report, released by Risk Based Security. The research shows that ei… Continue reading 3,813 breaches were reported through June 30, exposing over 4.1 billion records