Tag: Cyberattacks
Cybercriminals Exploit Home Routers for Botnets: Research
Cybersecurity solutions provider Trend Micro warned users about a new wave of attacks targeting home routers. In its research report “Worm War: The Botnet...
Hackers Target Office 365 Users with SurveyMonkey Phishing Campaign
Security researchers from Abnormal Security discovered a new phishing campaign targeting Microsoft Office 365 users via a legitimate SurveyMonkey domain to evade security filters....
99% of Websites Are Prone to Cyberattacks Via JavaScript Plug-Ins: Report
A survey from the web application security provider Tala Security revealed that cybercriminals are exploiting security vulnerabilities in websites to launch client-side attacks like...
More Than Half of Canadians Have Been a Victim of Cyberattacks
A new survey from the Cybersecure Policy Exchange (CPX) at Ryerson University in Toronto revealed that nearly 57% of Canadians have been the victims...
3 Ways to Solve the Cybersecurity Talent Gap
The cybersecurity talent gap is well documented and well-known throughout the cybersecurity industry. Not surprisingly, CISOs believe this problem will continue to worsen resulting...
USB-Borne Malware Risks See a Twofold Increase Over 12 Months
A research from technology firm Honeywell revealed that the severity of USB threats to operational technology (OT) systems doubled over a 12-month period, with...
Surge in Cyberattacks Leaves Economic Impact on U.S. State and Local...
A survey report from KnowBe4, a provider of security awareness training for social engineering, spear phishing and ransomware attacks, revealed that rising ransomware attacks...
Cybercrimes in U.K. Doubled Since 2015, Costing Businesses $108 Bn
Research from business ISP provider Beaming revealed that the number of businesses in the U.K. that affected by cyberattacks has doubled since 2015. The...
Deloitte Prescribes 5-Step Security Approach to Protect Enterprises and WFH Employees
With no end in sight to COVID-19, organizations have now accepted work from home (WFH) as the new normal. In fact, many Indian companies...
DDoS Attacks and Credential Abuse Doubling Year-on-Year: Akamai
The key message that came through at the Akamai Edge Live APAC Virtual Summit 2020 on July 2, 2020, was that the nature of...
