Welcome to the T2 2021 issue of the ESET Threat Report! Despite threats seemingly looming around every corner (I’m looking at you, Delta), the past four months were the time of summer vacations for many of us, offering a much-needed break after the tough start of the year. I wish the same could be said
Based on an independent survey of 438 IT decision makers, this report shares new insights into the current state of ransomware in the manufacturing and production sector. It provides a deep dive into the prevalence of ransomware in manufacturing and production, the impact of those attacks on victims, the cost of ransomware remediation, as well
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Based on an independent survey of 550 IT decision makers, this report shares new insights into the current state of ransomware in the financial services sector. It provides a deep dive into the prevalence of ransomware in financial services, the impact of those attacks on victims, the cost of ransomware remediation, as well as how
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This presentation will cover how ransomware techniques and attacks have changed, the business model behind the attacks, and how they are impacting all sectors and industries around the world, including Australia. Why attend? ESET Australia will be covering the latest ransomware techniques and attacks seen around the world. Payment of ransoms internationally is driving an
9:30am AWST | 11:30am AEST This presentation will cover how ransomware techniques and attacks have changed, the business model behind the attacks, and how they are impacting all sectors and industries around the world, including Australia. Why attend? ESET Australia will be covering the latest ransomware techniques and attacks seen around the world. Payment of
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
Ponemon Institute is pleased to present the results of The 2021 Cost of Phishing Study sponsored by Proofpoint. Initially conducted in 2015, the purpose of this research is to understand the risk and financial consequences of phishing. For the first time in this year’s study we look at the threats and costs created by business
GOALS The goals of this paper are to demonstrate how dangerous ransomware has become, describe the latest techniques used by ransomware gangs, and suggest what your organization can do to reduce exposure to, and damage from, ransomware attacks. Three ransomware attack vectors are addressed in this order: remote access, email, and supply chain. RANSOMWARE —
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“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
It has been more than a year since Covid-19 started spreading and, in that time, the virus has defined the entire world, both online and offline. Avast observed cybercriminals using the pandemic to their advantage, spreading scams and phishing attacks to exploit people’s natural thirst for information during unprecedented times. During this time, ransomware attacks
