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Cybercrime continues to be a major concern, with 51% of SMEs experiencing a cybersecurity breach, a Markel Direct survey reveals. In this survey that polled 1000 respondents, Markel Direct explored the issue of cybercrime and its impact on the self-emp… Continue reading SMEs still an easy target for cybercriminals
Many small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) mistakenly assume (hope?) their size makes them a less appealing target to hackers, without realizing cyber criminals are eager to exploit the unique characteristics that make them even more vulnerable to c… Continue reading Small businesses are most vulnerable to growing cybersecurity threats
Which is more important for achieving organizational cybersecurity: security products or security people? The right answer to this (trick) question is that both are equally important. But while cybersecurity budgets are rising, most small and some mids… Continue reading How can SMBs extend their SecOps capabilities without adding headcount?
SMBs can obtain advice about cybersecurity quite easily from a plethora of resources. Getting their hands on practical technology solutions is, on the other hand, more of a problem, as they are often greatly constrained by their budget. Still, there ar… Continue reading SMBs should consider new approaches for increasing their cybersecurity posture
Unsecured QNAP NAS devices are getting covertly saddled with a new bitcoin miner, QNAP has warned users. “Once a NAS is infected, CPU usage becomes unusually high where a process named ‘[oom_reaper]’ could occupy around 50% of the tot… Continue reading QNAP NAS devices targeted by new bitcoin miner
With Black Friday and Cyber Monday quickly approaching, the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is urging small online shops to protect their customers from card skimming cyber criminals. As part of NCSC’s Active Cyber Defence programme, the organ… Continue reading Small businesses urged to protect their customers from card skimming
Any organization that’s actively working on managing its cybersecurity risk can’t ignore the risk that goes with third-party vendors having access to its critical systems and customer data. “Up until today, organizations of all sizes … Continue reading MVSP: A minimum cybersecurity baseline to simplify vendor security assessment
Cybersecurity crises are becoming commonplace. With the massive surge in ransomware attacks in the last few years, businesses can’t afford to ignore the increasing possibility of facing one, and should invest money and effort into crisis manageme… Continue reading The importance of crisis management in the age of ransomware
Researchers with threat intelligence company KELA have recently analyzed 48 active threads on underground (dark web) marketplaces made by threat actors looking to buy access to organizations’ systems, assets and networks, and have found that at l… Continue reading Researchers pinpoint ransomware gangs’ ideal enterprise victims
Ransomware gangs may take advantage of upcoming holidays and weekends to hit US organizations, the FBI and the CISA have warned. They don’t have any specific threat reporting indicating a cyberattack will occur over the upcoming Labor Day holiday… Continue reading Ransomware gangs target organizations during holidays and weekends