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SpyCloud released an analysis of IT security leaders’ perceived threat of ransomware attacks and the maturity of their cybersecurity defenses. The report found that while 81% of those surveyed consider their security to be above average or exceptional,… Continue reading Many organizations lack basic cyber hygiene despite high confidence in their cyber defenses
SpyCloud researchers recovered more than 4.6 billion pieces of personally identifiable information and nearly 1.5 billion stolen account credentials from 854 breach sources in 2020, the company announced in its 2021 Credential Exposure Report. Credenti… Continue reading Credential exposure trends: You need a better password
25.9 million business account credentials and over 543 million breach assets tied to employees in the Fortune 1000 are readily available on the criminal underground, SpyCloud reveals. Password reuse risk “Year after year, studies show that the us… Continue reading Rampant password reuse puts companies and customers at risk
SpyCloud announced it has added a new password filter feature to SpyCloud Active Directory Guardian. With dozens or hundreds of online logins to manage, people often take shortcuts to keep track of their passwords. They use memorable words or names, ea… Continue reading SpyCloud adds a password filter feature to Active Directory Guardian
It’s safe to assume that pretty much everyone is ready to move on from 2020. Between the COVID-19 pandemic, political battles, and social unrest, this has been a stressful year in so many ways. It has also been a very active year for cybercriminals and… Continue reading 2020 set the stage for cybersecurity priorities in 2021
SpyCloud launched SpyCloud VIP Guardian to extend the power of workplace fraud and account takeover prevention to the personal accounts of critical employees, board members and investors. While enterprises can monitor corporate accounts and credentials… Continue reading SpyCloud VIP Guardian helps protect executive accounts without compromising privacy
A firm called SpyCloud is selling your data to law enforcement. And the sources of that data are hackers.
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Since last December, over 136,000 new COVID-19-themed domains have popped up and, while many host legitimate websites, others have been set up to serve malware, phishing pages, or to scam visitors. SpyCloud researchers have also discovered that existin… Continue reading Spotting and blacklisting malicious COVID-19-themed sites
Despite often repeated advice of using unique passwords for online accounts – or at least the most critical ones – password reuse continues to be rampant. And, according to breach discovery firm SpyCloud, employees of the Fortune 1000 are j… Continue reading Password vulnerability at Fortune 1000 companies
A time of chaos is a time for opportunity for unscrupulous individuals and groups, and COVID-19 is seemingly an unmissable boon for cyber crooks. We’ve already covered a variety of COVID-19-themed scams, phishing attempts, hoaxes and malware deli… Continue reading Cyber crooks continue to exploit COVID-19 for their malicious schemes