While phishing has been around for a quarter of a century, it remains an effective cyberattack technique primarily because it continues to evolve. Adversaries are quick to identify new phishing opportunities – of which the pandemic provided many – and develop new tactics and techniques. For organizations, phishing is often the first step in a
“Zoom parties.” Before 2020 happened, if you’d told me that Zoom parties would become one of the most exciting events on my social calendar, I’d never have believed it. Yet here we are, with much of the world having been in varying states of social restriction or lockdown for over a year. Although remote work
The Cold Reality of Ransomware Attacks Ransomware is one of the most widely discussed threats in cybersecurity. However, not enough research exists about the experiences of organizations that have actually suffered from ransomware attacks. For this report, Sapio Research Ltd—an independent research firm—surveyed 200 IT decision makers whose organizations experienced a ransomware attack between 2019
Human layer security: Making people your greatest defense Insider risk poses the greatest threat to any organization. Every IT leader knows the potential impact of a data breach, but many are worryingly underprepared when it comes to their own people. That’s because insider risk is the most complex cybersecurity issue they have to solve. People
An in-depth look at user awareness, vulnerability and resilience INTRODUCTION Do you have a good sense of how well users understand cybersecurity terms and best practices? Do you know the top issues infosec teams are dealing with as a result of phishing attacks? How about the ways organizations are fi ghting phishing attacks and the
The QakBot threat Lead Analyst: Dan Saunders, Senior Incident Response Consultant, NTT Ltd., UK & Ireland Malspam campaigns distributing QakBot are on the rise and it’s not just the banking trojan you should be worried about! What is QakBot? QakBot aka Qbot aka Pinkslipbot is a banking trojan aimed at stealing credentials, hunting for financially-related
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RSA has released its RSA® Quarterly Fraud Report containing fraud attack data, consumer fraud data, and analysis from the RSA® Fraud and Risk Intelligence team.
Cyberattacks are on the rise for Australian organisations, experiencing an 18% increase in the number of security breaches in 2018, according to new research published by Accenture and Ponemon Institute. The study shows Australian companies experienced an average of 65 security breaches in 2018, compared to an average of 53 in 2017.
Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) has released the Singapore Cyber Landscape 2018 report. Findings show that common cyber threats have gone down in 2018 as compared to 2017, but cybercrime cases continue to be on the rise. The report also identified anticipated cybersecurity trends in the near future.
The report represents a snapshot of the cyber fraud environment across the globe, providing actionable intelligence to consumer-facing organisations of all sizes and types to enable more effective digital risk management.
