Verizon DBIR 2019 analysis
The Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) is now an annual festival of cybersecurity analysis. The 2019 report used data from 41,686 security incidents...
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Common causes of large breaches (Q1 2019)
With the new focus on digital privacy and data privacy regulations, data breaches are increasingly in the news. The EU’s General Data Privacy Regulation...
The Magecart Cybercrime Group Is Threatening E-Commerce Websites Worldwide
In recent weeks, the Magecart cybercrime group has conducted a number of successful attacks against e-commerce websites worldwide. The group specializes in...
Russian Cyberspies Target 2018 U.S. Midterm Elections
In July, Microsoft announced that Russia-linked threat actors attempted to hack at least three 2018 U.S. midterm election candidates. The company also added...
The Increasing Threat of Banking Trojans and Cryptojacking
Blockchain is one of the hottest and potentially among the most disruptive technologies today. So naturally, it's a magnet for the criminal element,...
Leaders’ Meetings: A Privileged Target for Hackers
Leaders' meetings are privileged targets for nation-state attackers that launch massive offensives to gather intelligence from the ongoing events.
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Fraud as a Service (FaaS): Everything You Need to Know
The 2017 LexisNexis® True Cost of Fraud report makes for sobering reading. After surveying nearly 1,200 risk and fraud executives, the report concluded that...
All about SamSam Ransomware
Threatening and Risky for you and fruitful for hackers, ransomware has taken over as today's no. 1 security threat. Attacks related to ransomware have increased...
The Decline of Ransomware and the Rise of Cryptocurrency Mining Malware
ISACA, an international association focused on IT governance, has recently released its annual study "State of Cybersecurity." The study relates to the year...
Mechanics Behind Ransomware-as-a-Service
Ransomware is an increasingly serious concern, and this problem is getting worse over time. Initially, this malware began to compromise fixed targets such...