Cyber attacks stories - Page 106

Bot traffic costs companies 3.6% of their annual revenue, with the worst affected companies losing $250m each year, says Netacea report.

Retail sector hit hard by ransomware and data-theft attacks during the pandemic, with extortion attacks on the rise, says Sophos.

New Zealand businesses face higher risk of PC malware attacks than businesses in Australia, UK, US, according to Avast.

According to new research, nearly two-thirds of employees use personal passwords to protect corporate data and vice versa.

Radware's head of research, Daniel Smith, discusses the DragonForce threat group and how organizations can protect themselves.

Security posture management company Skybox Security has announced an 'accelerated global expansion' following a surge in customer demand.

Nearly 70% of Australian organizations expect to experience a breach of customer records within the next year, according to a new report.

Proofpoint's Human Factor 2021 report reveals the reality of cyber threats, with millions of ransomware-loaded emails and new attack methods.

The rise of targeted malicious email attacks is revealed in a new report by Barracuda, highlighting the need for improved protection measures.

Opportunities for business and IT collaboration in managing enterprise risk, according to a new report from SolarWinds.

Fortinet expands its security services with the addition of FortiTrust, offering user-based licensing across all networks and endpoints.

Global cyber attacks have increased by 29% in the last six months, as hackers continue to exploit the COVID-19 pandemic.

IT security professionals and developers aren't completely confident in their ability to defend against another SolarWinds/Codecov-style supply chain attack.

Forcepoint's channel director discusses the differences between cybersecurity and data protection and how to improve data protection capabilities.

BlackBerry has released BlackBerry Jarvis 2.0, the latest edition of its flagship software composition analysis tool.

Sophos acquires Braintrace, enhancing its cybersecurity ecosystem with proprietary Network Detection and Response technology.

SonicWall warns customers of ransomware campaign on legacy firmware, urging them to disconnect devices from the network immediately.

Attacks are driven largely by the emergence of Ransomware as a Service gangs that are cashing in on critical infrastructure organisations.

Cloudian released new data based on a survey of 200 IT decision-makers whose organisations experienced a ransomware attack between 2019 and 2021.

Ransomware makes up two-thirds of all malware attacks, as cyber incidents continue to rise, according to Positive Technologies.