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December 16, 2020 Security

Attacks on remote desktop protocols touched 3.3 billion in 2020

Attacks on remote desktop protocols (RDP) grew a massive 242% reaching 3.3 billion in 2020 compared to 2019, according to Kaspersky researchers.

December 9, 2020 Security

Home networks – a critical launchpad for attacks in 2021

Cybercriminals in 2021 will particularly look to home networks as a critical launch pad to compromising corporate IT and IoT networks, according to Trend Micro’s predictions report Turning the Tide.

December 14, 2018 Security

More sophisticated attack to dominate 2019, predicts Trend Micro

The role of social engineering in successful attacks against businesses and individuals will continue to increase throughout the year.

October 4, 2018 Security

Number of DDoS attacks up 35% compared to Q1 2018: Verisign report

Verisign additionally observed that 62 percent of its customers who experienced DDoS attacks in Q2 2018 were targeted multiple times during the quarter.

August 1, 2018 Security

An average cost of security breach is close to US$8 million: F5 Labs

New research by F5 Labs found that web and applications attacks are the largest cause of security breaches (30 percent), with an average reported cost of close to $8 million per breach

July 23, 2018 Security

eScan detects a new wave of ransomware affecting India

India has seen its share of ransomware attacks and Maharashtra leading the way for the week, however, in states like Gujarat, Telengana, Uttar Pradesh and Kerala we have observed a rise in activity of the GandCrab ransomware attacks while xtbl, korean, Dharma and CrySiS variants of ransomware family are still making rounds.