Cyberattacks stories - Page 75

Critical infrastructure protection market to skyrocket in coming years
Tue, 10th Jul 2018
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hyperscale
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dc
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risk & compliance
With crime comes the need for protection and it’s certainly no different for critical infrastructure within data centers, a new report finds.

Use of banking trojans up 50%, cryptomining still dominant malware – report
Tue, 10th Jul 2018
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malware
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cybersecurity
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trojan
Check Point’s latest Global Threat Index reveals that Trojan malware families enter Top 10 Most Wanted Ranking; Cryptomining remains top of the list.

Australian companies getting better at preventing focused cyberattacks
Fri, 6th Jul 2018
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accenture
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report
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cybersecurity strategy
A study by Accenture found that only one in eight focused cyberattacks are getting through versus one in three last year.

Suffered a data breach? Here’s how you manage the fallout
Fri, 6th Jul 2018
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breach prevention
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risk & compliance
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cybersecurity
From a communications perspective, an incident response plan should do one thing: reassure your customers that you care.

Online businesses under siege from botnet DDoS attacks and credential abuse – report
Wed, 4th Jul 2018
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ddos
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phishing
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email security
Attack traffic origination against from China and Russia combined was three times the number of attacks from the US.

Despite more training, SMBs feel unprepared for cyberattacks - Webroot
Mon, 2nd Jul 2018
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malware
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ransomware
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phishing
Despite rigorous training, most SMBs in the US, UK, and Australia feel unprepared for cyber threats, says Webroot, highlighting the evolving nature of attacks.

Spending on AI cybersecurity solutions to increase – GlobalData
Mon, 2nd Jul 2018
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it spending
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report
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globaldata
While cybersecurity has now become a critical business function, it remains a non-core competence for a significant number of boards.

SonicWall focuses on the mid-market with latest product announcements
Wed, 27th Jun 2018
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endpoint protection
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casb
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risk & compliance
SonicWall unveils 12 new products, targeting mid-tier enterprises with enhanced cloud-based security management, breach detection, and scalable encryption.

Cylance extends security products to hybrid environments and private networks
Mon, 25th Jun 2018
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hybrid cloud
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cloud security
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ai security
Cylance unveils CylanceHYBRID and CylanceON-PREM, extending its AI-driven endpoint security to hybrid and private network environments, tackling security gaps.

The challenges of securing the Ethereum blockchain
Thu, 21st Jun 2018
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
Over the past 18 months, blockchains & cryptocurrencies have emerged from technical obscurity to capture the attention of investors around the world.

Cyberthreats shifting with ransomware attacks down - research
Mon, 18th Jun 2018
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malware
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edutech
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ransomware
Ransomware attacks are significantly declining, and active defences strategies are highly effective but underutilised, according to ISACA.

ForeScout deepens visibility into OT networks with industrial system integrations
Mon, 18th Jun 2018
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iot security
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iot
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partner programmes
New partnerships with Indegy and SecurityMatters continue to forward ForeScout’s strategy to secure the extended enterprise.

DNS amplification attacks rise twofold in Q1 - report
Thu, 14th Jun 2018
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ddos
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nexusguard
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dns attacks
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.

Companies caught between crooks and compliance - Centrify
Tue, 12th Jun 2018
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breach prevention
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data privacy
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cybersecurity
Australian and New Zealand businesses struggle to balance cybersecurity and government regulation, warns Centrify.

Catching up on the new breed of digital extortion
Mon, 11th Jun 2018
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ddos
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it in manufacturing
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iot
With Asia Pacific facing 40% of global ransomware threats, digital extortion is evolving beyond ransomware, putting the manufacturing sector at high risk.

Nearly 20,000 gather for 'Europe's biggest cybersecurity event'
Wed, 6th Jun 2018
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cybersecurity
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cybercrime
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event
InfoSec Europe is currently being held in London with a huge number of participants and exhibitors - in addition to invaluable speaker insights.

ANZ consumers using less unlicensed software - but those who do are at risk of a breach
Wed, 6th Jun 2018
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cybersecurity
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software
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licensing
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.

Utilities and critical infrastructure providers must improve cybersecurity
Wed, 6th Jun 2018
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uc
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iot security
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forescout technologies
Critical infrastructure and utilities providers must take steps to understand and protect against cyber attacks as they adopt new technologies, warns ForeScout.

Cybercrime driving booming endpoint security market past $7.5bn
Fri, 1st Jun 2018
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malware
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
New research points to a very healthy cybersecurity market that is largely due to the very unhealthy cybercrime market.

Financial services must change mindset to contain cyberattacks
Thu, 31st May 2018
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cybersecurity
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uber
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cyberark
CyberArk's EMEA VP discusses evolving techniques of cybercrime in the financial sector and how businesses need to think like attackers.