This year, organizations increasingly recognized the importance of cybersecurity automation. According to our 2024 Evolution of Cybersecurity Automation Adoption report, 80% of senior cybersecurity professionals now consider automation crucial, up from 75% last year. Notably, 39% have secured new budgets specifically for automation, highlighting a strategic shift towards more efficient and scalable security operations.

APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) have become the backbone of modern digital ecosystems, enabling seamless integration and data exchange between a wide array of applications and services. From ordering meals through food delivery apps to accessing real-time weather updates, APIs underpin countless daily interactions. However, the very attributes that make APIs so indispensable – their ubiquity and high functionality – also render them appealing targets for malicious actors.

Hellcat ransomware emerged in early November 2024 and quickly became a notable threat in the cybersecurity landscape. The group first gained attention on November 6, 2024, when it claimed responsibility for a cyberattack against Schneider Electric. Known for its aggressive tactics and unique ransom demands, Hellcat is already making its mark in the world of ransomware.

Keeper Security’s Risk Management Dashboard delivers a streamlined view within the Keeper Admin Console to quickly and easily give administrators visibility into their organization’s Keeper configuration practices and compliance posture. The Risk Management Dashboard leverages an outlined set of Keeper Security Benchmarks to keep organizations compliant and safe.

Scammers are abusing Google ads to target users searching for help with printer problems, according to researchers at Malwarebytes. The malicious ads claim to offer tech support for installing drivers used by HP and Canon printers. “After clicking on a malicious ad, the website instructs you to enter your printer’s model number in order to download the required driver, which it proceeds to ‘install,’” the researchers write.

The latest data on brand phishing trends shows one brand dominating quarter over quarter, but also continuing to take on a larger share of the brand impersonation. Take a guess which brand tops the list as the most impersonated in phishing attacks? If you guessed Microsoft, you’d be right. You’d also have been right last quarter, and the quarter before that – according to Check Point Research.