Ransomware attacks impacted two-thirds (67%) of these survey healthcare organisations in 2024 compared to 60% in 2023
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73% of healthcare organisations reported data encrypted after ransomware attacks
73% is the highest rate of encryption in the past three years and a significant increase from the 61% of healthcare organisations that reported having their data encrypted in 2022
Continue readingCybersecurity Predictions for 2023 from Norton Labs
Norton experts predict the pressures associated with economic uncertainty and rising costs will create the perfect environment for scammers to take advantage of people when they are more vulnerable
Continue readingChanging Ransomware business models and security
The latest research from Trend Micro once again puts the spotlight on such cybercrime business models, particularly involving ransomware groups and how security teams need to prepare to deal with ransomware attacks
Continue readingOver 50 million passwords were stolen in 7 months of 2022
The Russian-speaking gangs collectively infected over 890,000 user devices and stole over 50 million passwords in the first seven months of 2022
Continue readingManufacturing reported the top average ransomware payment
Manufacturing paid the highest average ransomware payment of $2,036,189, as per Sophos’ new sectoral survey report
Continue readingDeepfakes make way into attacks to evade security
The latest edition of the Global Incident Response Threat Report published by VMware has warned against increasing deepfake attacks and cyber extortion
Continue readingA TikTok prank but real fraud scheme of cybercriminals
Vishing is a fraudulent practice of convincing individuals to call cybercriminals and reveal personal information and bank details over the phone
Continue readingWhy OT security remains a corporate-level concern
93% of OT organisations experienced an intrusion in the past 12 months, and 78% experienced more than three revealed in this year’s Fortinet global State of OT and Cybersecurity report.
Continue readingAre cybercriminals reshaping the modern threat landscape
Cybercriminals are manipulating reality to reshape the modern threat landscape revealed VMware report
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