65% of financial organisations suffered ransomware damage in 2023
Almost 65% of financial organisations worldwide reported experiencing a ransomware attack in 2023, according to data by Stocklytics.com. Data also revealed that ...
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Ransomware protection is, top priority for public sector IT infrastructure investment
Protection from ransomware is the primary driver in public sector IT infrastructure investment, according to Nutanix’s sixth annual global Public Sector Enterprise Cloud Index (ECI) survey and ...
Sophos finds ‘junk gun’ ransomware infiltrates the dark web
Sophos discovered 19 cheap, independently produced, and crudely constructed ransomware variants dubbed as “junk gun”, on the dark web since June ...
Ransomware attacks attempted to compromise back-ups, study reports
Around 94% of organisations hit by ransomware in the past year said that the cybercriminals attempted to compromise their backups ...
Ransomware, leaks, and info stealers target APAC
A surge in ransomware attacks, leaks, and information stealers riddle the security posture of the Asia Pacific region, according to Group-IB’s Hi-Tech ...
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’ ...
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 annually
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 finds
For four years straight, cyber-attacks were the most common and most impactful causes of business outages across organisations, according to the latest Veeam ...
