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Q1 2022 Threat Landscape: Threat Actors Target Email for Access and Extortion

In Q1 2022, Kroll observed a 54% increase in phishing attacks being used for initial access in comparison with Q4 2021. Email compromise and ransomware were the two most common threat incident types, highlighting the integral part played by end users in the intrusion lifecycle. Kroll continues to observe widely-publicized vulnerabilities such as ProxyShell and […]

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ASEAN MSPs are Key to Customers’ Data Protection

By execassist

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), like other regions, has seen a large increase in threat activity aimed at Managed Service Providers (MSPs) as cyber-criminals exploit vulnerabilities in infrastructure, software and processes to access and compromise sensitive customer data. Public regulations and private cyber-insurance requirements will be among the key drivers for raising IT

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2022 Cybersecurity Skills Gap

By execassist

Is the cybersecurity workforce growing fast enough to keep up with new threats? During the last two years, IT teams were forced to rapidly adapt to remote and hybrid work models. While the effort was challenging, the ability to adapt was a safeguard for most organizations. Unfortunately, increases in remote and hybrid work models resulted

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Modern Bank Heists 5.0

By execassist

This marks the fifth edition of the Modern Bank Heists report, which annually takes the pulse of the financial industry’s top CISOs and security leaders to provide executives with a ground truth on the changing behavior of cybercriminal cartels and the defensive shift of the financial sector. In this year’s report, 130 financial sector security

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Australian Cyber Security Magazine, Issue 12, 2022

By execassist

COVER FEATURE: The right DX strategy for getting ahead in the digital economy Our cover feature on digital transformation (DX) comes from a panel session with IDC and regional insights for the Asia Pacific. Although the COVID pandemic sped up many DX plans, many of those plans were already in place before the pandemic hit.

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Fake e-shops on the prowl for banking credentials using android malware

By execassist

ESET researchers analyzed three malicious applications targeting customers of eight Malaysian banks The popularity of online shopping has been growing during the past few years, a trend accelerated by the pandemic. To make this already convenient way of never having to leave the couch to buy new things even more convenient, people are increasingly using

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In the Crosshairs: Organisations and Nation-State Cyber Threats

By execassist

The constant outpouring of news highlights that nation-state cyberattacks are a growing threat. Governments are behind many of the most dramatic successes. These nation-state cyberattacks create service disruptions, expose data, and create substantial financial costs. SolarWinds, Colonial Pipeline and the Microsoft Exchange “Hafnium” incident are examples, and if nothing else show that victims have to

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Balancing Risk & Reward

By execassist

Fraud Returns As Economies Reopen Although the final weeks of 2021 will be remembered for the resurgence of the pandemic, driven by the new Omicron strain, the second half of the year actually marked the end of restrictions and the reopening of economies in many parts of the world. Especially in Europe, the Middle East

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National Plan to Combat Cybercrime 2022

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The threats posed by cybercrime have significantly evolved since the release of Australia’s 2013 National Plan to Combat Cybercrime. Advances in technology and the greater degree to which the Australian community utilises digital and communications technologies continue to increase opportunities for cybercriminals to take advantage of Australians and impact our security, public safety and prosperity.

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Cyber Risk Leaders Magazine – Issue 7, 2022

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COVER FEATURE “Faking it: Deepfake crime exposing cyber security” Our cover feature on Deepfake crime proposes this is a real and present danger for businesses, as well as to governments with heightened political tensions. Last year, it cost one bank alone $35 million in a single scam. With Deepfake technology becoming more sophisticated – and

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