As Black Friday approaches, consumers and retailers are gearing up for deals—while cybercriminals prepare to exploit any vulnerabilities. With online shopping at its peak, hackers are poised to take advantage of the busiest, most hectic moments. Retailers face a significant challenge: safeguarding customer data and profits. A 2024 Verizon report shows that system intrusions, social engineering, and web vulnerabilities cause 92% of retail data breaches.

In the time it takes you to finish this post — perhaps even this sentence — it is more than likely that ransomware will disrupt yet another business, causing extensive delays and irrevocable damage. Across the globe, ransomware attacks continue to increase in frequency, sophistication, and consequence, littering headlines with cautionary tales and sobering statistics. Over the next decade, Cybersecurity Ventures predicts that global ransomware damage will grow by 30 percent annually.

Azure Security Best Practices: Don't Get Caught with Your Cloud Pants Down Executive Summary The cloud isn't some futuristic fantasy anymore, folks. It's the backbone of modern business, and Azure is charging hard, fueled by AI, to potentially dethrone AWS by 2026. But with this breakneck adoption comes a harsh reality: security can't be an afterthought.

Software developers push thousands of lines of code every day, helping enterprises shape the tools and applications we all rely on, starting from banking to entertainment. However, we shouldn’t forget that behind every successful deployment lies a hidden challenge – what cyber security measures should be taken to protect the source code, hardware and software products, and critical company and customer data?

In today's world of cybersecurity, where risks change so quickly, it's more important than ever to keep your defenses strong. The Windows Defender Firewall is an important line of defense because it keeps your system safe from hackers and people who aren't supposed to be there. But turning on this firewall isn't enough; it needs to be regularly checked for state and setup changes to make sure it's working properly.

Our breakthrough ML model FP Remover V2 slashes false positives by 80%, setting a new industry standard for secrets detection. Discover how we're helping security teams focus on real threats instead of chasing phantom alerts.

We witness a sharp surge in website security risks, as highlighted in the latest State of Application Security 2023 Annual Report. AppTrana WAAP blocked over 6 billion attacks across 1400+ websites under its protection. Every website is at risk, regardless of whether it is a simple blog, a portfolio showcase, a small cupcake business, or a dynamic e-commerce platform. Why would someone hack my website? How do hackers check if my website is hackable? How do websites get hacked?

TellYouThePass ransomware, first seen in 2019, is once again in the spotlight due to its recent activity. This ransomware has been found exploiting critical vulnerabilities in PHP, specifically the CVE-2024-4577 flaw, putting both Windows and Linux systems at risk. The malware uses advanced techniques like web shells and fileless malware to gain entry, highlighting the need for robust cybersecurity measures.

One of the most important pillars of a well-architected framework is security. Thus, it is important to follow these AWS security best practices, organized by service, to prevent unnecessary security situations. So, you’ve got a problem to solve and turned to AWS to build and host your solution. You create your account and now you’re all set up to brew some coffee and sit down at your workstation to architect, code, build, and deploy. Except, you aren’t.

Cybercrime and online harms are rapidly evolving, impacting millions annually in England and Wales alone. Recognising the complexity and urgency of these issues, The Cyber Helpline has undertaken a thorough analysis to examine the critical gaps in the processes of reporting, investigation, and prosecution faced by victims. Drawing on our data and insights from across England and Wales, we explore the journey of victims from the initial impact through to potential prosecution.