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Majority of execs in SEA anticipate ransomware attacks

Kaspersky's study uncovers that more than half believe a ransomware attack against their business is too small to worry about.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Wed, 3rd Aug 2022

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Cyber attacks stories

Exploits

Dramatic uptick in threat activity with exploits growing nearly 150%

Threat activity has spiked in Q2 2022, with malware events rising by 25%, botnets doubling, and exploit activity growing almost 150%, says Nuspire's report.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 11th Aug 2022

Unified Communications

Organisations exposing highly sensitive protocols to public internet

More than 60% of organisations expose remote control protocol SSH to the public internet, while 36% of organisations expose the insecure FTP protocol.

By Shannon Williams • 7 min read • Thu, 11th Aug 2022

Okta

High level of Customer Identity & Access Management adoption

The study from Okta revealed that the pandemic has either accelerated or highlighted the need for digital-first strategies.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 10th Aug 2022

Malware

Hive, LockBit, BlackCat ransomware gangs attack same network

Each ransomware gang left its own ransom demand, and some of the files were triple encrypted, according to a new report from Sophos.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 10th Aug 2022

EduTech

The importance of stopping identity sprawl for cybersecurity

Most cyberattacks are caused by compromised credentials, according to the 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report.

By Serkan Cetin • 5 min read • Wed, 10th Aug 2022

Firewalls

Palo Alto Networks responds to rise in threats with MDR service

Unit 42 Managed Detection and Response is a new service that can offer continuous 24/7 threat detection, investigation and response.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 9th Aug 2022

Malware

Research shows attacks on the gaming industry are getting worse

Web application attacks in the gaming sector have grown by 167% from Q1 2021 to Q1 2022, according to new research from Akamai.

By Mitchell Hageman • 3 min read • Mon, 8th Aug 2022

DevOps

Security gaps in APIs plague organisations - study

Together, the findings highlight that existing solutions and API security tactics focused on shift-left strategies are failing to adequately protect APIs.

By Catherine Knowles • 6 min read • Thu, 4th Aug 2022

Cybersecurity

Qualys develops EASM capabilities for Cloud Platform

Qualys announces new External Attack Surface Management capabilities to provide a complete view of enterprise attack surface.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 4th Aug 2022

Supply Chain

More than a fifth of cybersecurity teams ban the use of public WiFi

Verizon's fifth annual Mobile Security Index report has revealed a continued rise in significant cyberattacks in the last year involving a mobile/IoT device.

By Jessie Chiang • 3 min read • Wed, 3rd Aug 2022

Cloud Services

Rimini Street announces new suite of security solutions for enterprises

Rimini Street has announced the launch of Rimini Protect, a new suite of security solutions set to provide a more comprehensive layer of security.

By Mitchell Hageman • 3 min read • Fri, 29th Jul 2022

Firewalls

Phishing, software vulnerabilities cause 70% of cyber incidents

The heavy use of software vulnerabilities matches the opportunistic behaviour of threat actors who scour the internet for vulnerabilities and weak points.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 29th Jul 2022