In the first half of this year 3,813 data breaches were reported, which is 54% more than in the same period last year, a new report by Risk Based Security shows. The number of exposed records rose by …
Network Deception Techniques Cut Dwell Times, Says Report
A new survey by Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) and Attivo Networks looks at how deception technology can improve the cyber defenses of organizations. It found that the majority of firms (55%) …
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Red/Blue team exercises show defensive shortfalls: Survey
A new Exabeam survey indicates that according to 35% of organizations, their blue teams hardly ever or never succeed in mitigating simulated attacks by red teams. A mere 2% of firms indicated that red …
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ECB Says One of Its Websites Was Hacked, Data Possibly Captured
Earlier this year, a threat actor hacked the Banks’ Integrated Reporting Dictionary (BIRD) website of the European Central Bank and installed malware designed for phishing campaigns on the server of …
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The changing face of DDoS attacks: Degraded performance instead of total takedown
Research by Neustar looks at the growing threat of small-scale DDoS attacks that are increasing in frequency and sophistication. 75% of the attacks that Neustar mitigated in Q2 of this year involved …
Five Factors Influencing the Cybersecurity Threat Landscape
New research by Accenture outlines the following five key factors that are driving the evolution of the cyberthreat landscape: Geopolitical tensions are driving disinformation and other threat …
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Financial Phishing Grows in Volume and Sophistication in First Half of 2019
In the first half of this year, the number of potential phishing domains increased by 14%, while phishing domains with valid certificates doubled to 1,900, a new study[pdf] by Normshield found. Last …
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Why adware and Trojans plague the education industry
In 2018, the education sector was the number one target in cyber campaigns involving adware and Trojans, and the second-most targeted industry when it comes to ransomware campaigns, a report by …
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Capital One hacker took data from more than 30 companies, new court docs reveal
New court documents relating to the massive Capital One data breach that impacts 106 million people in the US and Canada show that Paige A. Thompson, who is suspected of carrying out the hack, may …
Lateral Phishing Attacks: A Growing Threat to the Enterprise
A new study by Barracuda sheds light on the rise of lateral phishing campaigns in which one or more compromised employee accounts in an organization are used to target other employees in the same …
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