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Ransomware persisted despite improved detection in 2022: IBM

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IBM Security has released its annual X-Force Threat Intelligence Index finding that although ransomware’s share of incidents in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) held steady at 18%, globally defenders were more successful detecting and preventing ransomware. Despite this, attackers continued to innovate, with the report showing that globally the average time to complete a ransomware attack dropped from two months down to less than 4 days. According to the 2023 report, the deployment of backdoors, which allow remote access to […]

Norton Labs Reveals Cybersecurity Predictions for 2023

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Challenging economic times will create the perfect environment for scammers Norton has released its top cyber trends to watch in 2023, emphasizing that the economy will have the greatest impact on the spread of cybercrime next year. Norton experts predict the pressures associated with economic uncertainty and rising costs will create the perfect environment for scammers to take advantage of people when they are more vulnerable. It’s expected that cybercriminals will trick victims into surrendering personal information, emptying their bank […]

Attacks using encryption are breaching 70% of organizations: Vectra

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Vectra AI has released a report on “The Evolving role of Network Detection and Response (NDR)”. It highlights why today’s security teams find it increasingly difficult to detect and stop cyber threats targeting their organizations. The research found that 70% of organizations have fallen victim to an attack that used encrypted traffic to avoid detection. Almost half (45%) admitted they’ve fallen victim multiple times. Worryingly, two thirds (66%) still don’t have visibility into all their encrypted traffic, leaving them highly […]

Ransomware payments makes new record in 2021

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Ransomware payments hit new records in 2021 as cybercriminals increasingly turned to Dark Web “leak sites” where they pressured victims to pay up by threatening to release sensitive data, according to research released today from Unit 42 by Palo Alto Networks.

Cybercriminals target Smart TVs

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Denise Giusto Bilić, Security Researcher at ESET explains how internet-enabled Smart TVs have become a attractive target for cyberattacks and how cybercriminals can ruin more than your TV viewing experience by spying on users with the cameras and microphone or act as jumping-off points for attacks at other devices in home and corporate networks.
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