Cyber attacks stories - Page 119

Threat hunting starts with the assumption that bad actors have already breached perimeter defences and are operating inside the environment.

Data breach at Mega exposes 15,000 users' login details due to reused passwords and credential stuffing attacks.

With crime comes the need for protection and it's certainly no different for critical infrastructure within data centers, a new report finds.

Check Point's latest Global Threat Index reveals that Trojan malware families enter Top 10 Most Wanted Ranking; Cryptomining remains top of the list.

A study by Accenture found that only one in eight focused cyberattacks are getting through versus one in three last year.

Attack traffic origination against from China and Russia combined was three times the number of attacks from the US.

Despite rigorous training, most SMBs in the US, UK, and Australia feel unprepared for cyber threats, says Webroot, highlighting the evolving nature of attacks.

While cybersecurity has now become a critical business function, it remains a non-core competence for a significant number of boards.

SonicWall unveils 12 new products, targeting mid-tier enterprises with enhanced cloud-based security management, breach detection, and scalable encryption.

Cylance unveils CylanceHYBRID and CylanceON-PREM, extending its AI-driven endpoint security to hybrid and private network environments, tackling security gaps.

Over the past 18 months, blockchains & cryptocurrencies have emerged from technical obscurity to capture the attention of investors around the world.

Ransomware attacks are significantly declining, and active defences strategies are highly effective but underutilised, according to ISACA.

New partnerships with Indegy and SecurityMatters continue to forward ForeScout's strategy to secure the extended enterprise.

China and the US-dominated as the top two sources of DDoS attacks in Q1, contributing 15.2% and 14.2% of the botnets, respectively.

Australian and New Zealand businesses struggle to balance cybersecurity and government regulation, warns Centrify.

With Asia Pacific facing 40% of global ransomware threats, digital extortion is evolving beyond ransomware, putting the manufacturing sector at high risk.

With every major cyber attack comes the question of who exactly was behind it - and if that attack was condoned or even sponsored by nation-states.

ANZ consumers are reducing their use of unlicensed software, yet those who continue are exposing themselves to severe malware risks, as per BSA's survey.

Critical infrastructure and utilities providers must take steps to understand and protect against cyber attacks as they adopt new technologies, warns ForeScout.

New research points to a very healthy cybersecurity market that is largely due to the very unhealthy cybercrime market.