Cyber attacks stories - Page 91

Nation-state attacks are on the rise, leading to an increasing focus on national cybersecurity protocols, according to a survey by Venafi.

Verizon Business strengthens its cybersecurity portfolio with new solutions employing advanced analytics and blockchain to combat increasing cybercrime threats.

Verizon expands its security suite with three new solutions, including Managed Detection and Response and blockchain-based identity solution.

Nation-state backed threat actor groups are evolving and sophisticated attack toolsets are increasing, according to the BlackBerry 2020 Threat Report.

Kaspersky research has found that DDoS attacks have almost doubled in Q4 2019 with roughly 28% of attacks occurring on the weekend.

Security professionals are over-confident when it comes to effectiveness of their security products, according to a new survey released by Keysight.

Kaspersky reports nearly double the number of DDoS attacks in Q4 2019 compared to the previous year, noting a surge in weekend and Sunday incidents.

The overall cybersecurity software revenue is expected to reach US$25.1 billion in revenue in 2020, growing 4.8% year-on-year.

The Trusted Computing Group has issued new best practices for updating firmware and software in embedded systems to combat rising cyber threats in IoT devices.

Aussie Infosec pros report highest phishing-led ransomware rates, underpinning urgent need for cyber education.

Ngee An Polytechnic, the Institute of Technical Education, and the Global Resilience Foundation coming on board to support the mission.

At least 174 municipal institutions, with more than 3,000 subset organisations, have been targeted by ransomware during the last year.

The Zscaler platform processes more than 70 billion transactions and detects approximately 100 million threats per day across 185 countries.

Despite a 24% rise in cybersecurity spending in 2019, breaches surged by 17%, reveals a ServiceNow study, highlighting patching delays and coordination issues.

Cyberattacks on Internet of Things devices have surged, with 105 million attacks detected in H1 2019, according to Kaspersky.

Educational institutions worldwide continue to be vulnerable to cyberattacks due to limited budgets and resources, according to a report by Malwarebytes.

Trustwave has launched a new dashboard, allowing enterprises and government agencies to manage comprehensive security testing across various environments.

Experts warn that the lack of security in Internet of Things devices could make it the 'asbestos of the future'.

The partnership aims to bolster the security posture for organisations' very attacked people (VAPs) by applying additional adaptive security controls.

The resulting integration will provide real-time, post-breach threat detection while enhancing and automating incident response.