Cyber attacks stories - Page 19

Board buy-in essential for reducing cyber attack risk, as recent high-profile breaches highlight vulnerabilities. People-centric approach needed.

The immediate costs are a trifle when compared to the incalculable, lasting brand, reputation, and business damage that a data security incident causes.

With that in mind, it is critical for IT teams to account for these developments, making strategic the proper security investments.

For companies to better meet cybersecurity standards, it's time to throw away the bad password advice and take steps to eliminate passwords once and for all.

The C-suite sometimes struggles to understand their IT security peers and are not always ready to show their confusion.

DDoS can serve as a cover for other, potentially more damaging cyber activities such as infiltration and exfiltration of data and malware installation.

Radware's 2022 Threat Analysis Report reveals that DDoS attacks surged in number, power, and complexity, with a 150% increase globally compared to 2021.

In recent years, we’ve seen organisations openly embrace hybrid cloud environments as they move to more flexible models in the so-called ‘new normal’ era.

The initiative brings together global leaders to fight cyberthreats and map the cybercrime landscape, covering criminal operations, structures and networks.

Cyber threats directed towards financial services has grown rapidly, driven by digital transformation and regulation such as open banking.

ThreatSpike provides continuous unlimited testing and scanning of applications and websites to identify vulnerabilities.

One of the UK’s famous pet charities, Woodgreen, home of Channel 4’s ‘The Dog House’, has turned to Espria to secure its extended operations.

Ransomware continues to be a threat that touches almost the entire world, according to a new report from Bitdefender.

In the past, mega vulnerabilities happened once a quarter, but this past year we've been dealing with critical vulnerabilities almost weekly in some cases.

Passion Botnet, a DDoS-as-a-Service offered by the Passion Group, has been used in attacks targeting medical institutions across multiple countries.

Rapid7 has released Metasploit Framework 6.3, adding native authentication, incorporating new modules for attacks and simplifying complex workflows.

Mobile operators urged to enhance network security following T-Mobile breach, which compromised data of 37 million customers.

Recent data has firmly established the link between geopolitical conflicts and these types of cyber attacks, according to new NETSCOUT research.

56% of Kiwis surveyed said they are worried about a similar attack to the one that breached the Pinnacle Midlands Health Network in September 2022.

It will now protect Linux by enforcing the least privilege policies across servers and workstations and provide a unified visual search experience.