Cybernomics 101 - Uncovering the financial forces driving cyberattacks
A global survey of over 1,917 IT security practitioners revealed the behaviour and proven security measures implemented by ’High Performers’ ...
Tag: ransomware
Email attacks surged 222% in 2023
AI-enhanced phishing affected over 90% of organisations and contributed to a 222% surge in email attacks in 2023 as compared to the second half ...
Ransomware groups switch to remote ransomware attacks
Some of the most prolific and active ransomware groups, including Akira, ALPHV/BlackCat, LockBit, Royal, and Black Basta, are deliberately switching on remote encryption for their ...
The cost of recovery from cybercrime reaches US$5m annuallyÂ
The annual cost of recovering from cybercrime for enterprises can be as much as US$5 million, according to Barracuda Networks’ Cybernomics 101 ...
Cyber-attacks, top cause of business outages, study findsÂ
For four years straight, cyber-attacks were the most common and most impactful causes of business outages across organisations, according to the latest Veeam ...
2023, the year of mega ransomware attacks
Check Point Research's analysis of global cyber attack data reveals that 2023 was a year of mega ransomware attacks, with ...
Retail sector is unable to halt ransomware attacks, study finds
Only 26% of retail organisations this past year disrupted a ransomware attack before data encryption, according to “The State of ...
PodChats for FutureCISO: Counter-tactics against artificially intelligent ransomware
When asked about the growing exuberance over the use of generative AI, 54% of the surveyed security specialists believe that ...
Cybercriminals wiped out telemetry logs in 82% of attacks
Sophos released its Active Adversary Report for Security Practitioners, which found that telemetry logs were missing in nearly 42% of the attack cases ...
Golden ransomware rules for CIOs: Observe correct prevent and notify
Ransomware hit big in 2023, with 95% more attacks compared to 2022, according to Corvus Insurance's Q3 23 Global Ransomware ...
