A rise in social engineering and generative AI pose increased risks as phishing attacks and ransomware gain speed and grow more sophisticated.... More
Tag Archives: cyber attack
Retailers Brace for Cyberthreat Feast Ahead of Thanksgiving Shopping Weekend (CD)
This Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Don’t Lose Sight of Human Risk (Dark Reading)
Organizations should focus on four key areas to advance employee education and "cyber smartness."... More
IT leaders Remain Bullish on Open Source Despite Security Hiccups (CD)
Enterprise adoption of open source has not cooled, but flaws have highlighted the need for a better understanding of dependencies.... More
Ransomware Expert: An Attack is a Given, But You Can Be Prepared
Dr. Michel Hébert, research director with the Information Security, Privacy, Risk and Compliance practice at Info-Tech Research Group, a technology research and advisory firm, had... More
Here’s a Way to Deter Attacks: Outlaw Ransom Payments (ZDNet)
Police always advise ransomware victims against paying off the criminal gangs that have encrypted their computer systems – and there are many good reasons for that. At the most b... More
COVID-19 Has Disrupted Cybersecurity, Too (Agenda)
Businesses know they must rapidly innovate, take advantage of new digital tools and leverage cloud services to emerge from the crisis ahead of their competitors with momentum for t... More
Identifying Cyber Vulnerabilities During a Pandemic (TechNative)
Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, the National Crime Agency in the U.K. has identified a surge in ‘coronavirus-themed’ malicious apps, websites, phishing emails and messages that see... More
Cybercriminals Timed Attacks to Spike During Peak Uncertainty About the Coronavirus (TechRepublic)
Bad actors matched their cyber attack strategy with the increasing uncertainty of the coronavirus epidemic, according to a new analysis.... More
How Enterprises Can Battle Cyberattack Onslaught (CPO)
Although new solutions exist, the adoption rate has been sluggish due to inefficient and cumbersome evaluation methods. As the intensity of cyberattacks rises, enterprises and orga... More
M&E Journal: A Close Up on Cybersecurity Trends in the Media and Entertainment Industry
By John-Thomas Gaietto, Executive Director, Cybersecurity and Michael Wylie, Director, Cybersecurity, Richey May Technology Solutions - As modern media companies race to create... More