Key Findings In Q3 2021, the financial sector was the most targeted seeing 22% of ransomware and 37% of APT detections Publicly reported cyber incidents in the financial sector increased 21% compared to Q2 2021 Nearly half of APT activity monitored appears to originate from Russian and Chinese backed groups Cobalt Strike attack suite abused […]
While new research shows a decrease in total perimeter malware detection volume in the third quarter from the record highs in the second quarter, there was still more malware activity through the first three quarters than all of 2020. The report from endpoint protection provider WatchGuard Technologies also found that nearly half of zero-day malware […]
It’s no secret that most major enterprises across the globe use Microsoft Active Directory (AD) for identity and access management. This ubiquity is also one of the predominant reasons AD is such a popular and attractive target for adversaries. What remains a mystery to many enterprises, however, is how adversaries – including the malicious actors […]
Russia says it has shut down the REvil ransomware gang, arrested several individuals and seized a total of about $7 million from the well-organized cybercrime operation that has plagued businesses in the U.S. and abroad for years. In a press release, the FSB, Russia’s principal security agency, says it carried out the operation at the […]
The IT and cybersecurity community sounded the alarm last month when researchers discovered vulnerabilities in Log4j, the ubiquitous java logger used by a wide range of tech products. The tool has been patched and vendors are quickly deploying its own patches for products that use the tool, but the situation is not getting much better […]
Almost two-thirds (60%) of IT decision makers believe ransomware threats should be prioritized at the same level as terrorism, according to latest research by Venafi, a Salt Lake City-based provider of machine identify management solutions. The research comes after the U.S Department of Justice raised the threat level of ransomware following the Colonial Pipeline attack […]
Thanks to a year in which ransomware attacks wreaked havoc on corporate networks, IT and cybersecurity professionals have an opportunity to provide more detailed updates and actionable intelligence to corporate leaders, according to a recent survey from (ISC)². The information security nonprofit membership association’s survey of 750 C-level executives across the U.S. and U.K. show […]
Ransomware remains the top cybersecurity concern for businesses around the world, with new strains and operators popping up routinely, including one detailed by cybersecurity firm Sophos that leverages Safe Mode on target computers to disable third-party drivers and endpoint protection products. In a post and a series of tweets, the company introduces the IT community […]
New Venafi research shows 57% of companies would change their mind about paying ransoms if they had to report them SALT LAKE CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#cybersecurity—Venafi®, the inventor and leading provider of machine identity management, today announced the findings of a global survey of more than 1,500 IT security decision makers that reveals that almost two-thirds (60%) […]
AWS and cybersecurity firms CrowdStrike and Presidio are launching the Ransomware Mitigation Kit, a new platform designed to defend against ransomware and sophisticated cyberattacks through the security capabilities of those companies. Specifically, the Ransomware Mitigation Kit helps organizations identify and protect against cyber threats, detect attacks, respond to breaches and recover all critical data and […]
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