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How to Prevent Malware Attacks from Impacting Your Business

Aug 30, 2024 By Dirk Schrader In Netwrix
A robust malware prevention and detection strategy is critical to cyber security and cyber resilience today. After all, a single malware infection can inflict serious financial damage — from business disruptions and remediation costs to lasting reputational damage and customer churn. To help, this blog explains the types of malware organizations need to defend against and the common vectors for deployment.
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knowbe4

U.S. Experiences 52% Increase in the Number of Ransomware Attacks in One Year

Aug 30, 2024 By Stu Sjouwerman In KnowBe4
New analysis of current ransomware attacks shows a massive focus on U.S. organizations, with growth spread across nearly every industry. One would think there would be a slowdown in the number of ransomware attacks due to the amount of threat intelligence and best practices to mitigate this threat.
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fidelis security

The Role of Network Forensics in Identifying Threats

Aug 30, 2024 By Srestha Roy In Fidelis Security
The outlook of cyber threats in this modern cyber warfare theater has changed a great deal. Annually, 60% businesses drop victims to data breaches and cyber-attacks. Security teams intrinsically find themselves in a scenario whereby they lack visibility and control of the network traffic and are incidentally unable to detect and respond in real-time. To this regard, modern cybersecurity strategies now incorporate network forensics into their arsenal of defenses.
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knowbe4

Threat Actors Abuse Microsoft Sway to Launch QR Code Phishing Attacks

Aug 30, 2024 By Stu Sjouwerman In KnowBe4
Researchers at Netskope last month observed a 2000-fold increase in traffic to phishing pages delivered through Microsoft Sway. The phishing attacks are targeting organizations in the technology, manufacturing, and finance sectors in Asia and North America. Most of these attacks involved QR code phishing (quishing) to trick victims into visiting the malicious sites.
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Spectral

Software supply chain risk assessment: 8 steps to a secure SDLC

Aug 30, 2024 By Eyal Katz In Spectral
Like any chain, a software supply chain contains many links. These links consist of every actor involved in the development & deployment of your code in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). An actor can be the developers, infrastructure components, and even repositories like GitHub. A company might have a very secure supply chain. However, it will only be as strong as its weakest link.
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kroll

Deep And Dark Web Monitoring for Business: Uncovering Hidden Risks

Aug 30, 2024 By Kroll In Kroll
With tens of thousands of potential threats lurking in remote corners of the deep and dark web, organizations are increasingly at risk of being targeted by cyber attackers or having their sensitive information traded or leaked online. Deep and dark web monitoring enables businesses to safeguard their digital assets and accelerate visibility of online threats, protecting their brand and reputation.
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wallarm

Evolution of Attack Surface Management

Aug 30, 2024 By Wallarm In Wallarm
While it was not called ASM, the concept of managing attack surface management began with basic asset management practices in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Organizations focused on keeping an inventory of their digital assets, such as servers, desktops, and network devices. The primary objective was to maintain an accurate record of these assets to ensure proper configuration and patch management.
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knowbe4

Nearly Half of Mid-Market and Enterprise Organizations Have Experienced Four or More Ransomware Attacks in the Last Year

Aug 30, 2024 By Stu Sjouwerman In KnowBe4
New data exposes the reality of ransomware attacks today, including their frequency, impact, ransom payment – and the involvement of human error. It’s readily evident that ransomware is only growing as a threat. But a new infographic from ERP Cybersecurity vendor Onapsis covering the state of ransomware provides some context on just how critical the threat is right now: The most shocking stat is that in 81% of attacks, human error was involved in the successful execution of the ransomware.
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