Category: Data Security

Published on December 13, 2024

via TechRepublic TechRepublic asked cyber experts to predict the top trends that will impact the security field in 2025. The cyber landscape is more turbulent than ever. Microsoft recently reported a 2.75-fold increase in ransomware attempts this year, while research predicts that global cyber-attacks in 2024 will surge…

Published on December 6, 2024

via VentureBeat While 99% of businesses plan to invest more in security, only 52% have fully implemented multi-factor authentication (MFA), and only 41% adhere to the principle of least privilege in access management. Adversaries, including nation-states, state-funded attackers and cybercrime gangs, continue to sharpen their tradecraft using generative AI, machine learning (ML)…

Published on November 14, 2024

via InfoSecurity Magazine As many as one in four password reset attempts from desktop browsers are fraud, according to security researchers. The fraud attempts are part of a rapid growth in password reset attacks, according to the annual LexisNexis Risk Solutions Cybercrime Report. (LexisNexis Risk Solutions…

Published on November 4, 2024

via Tech Radar Cyberattacks are on the rise all year round, but retailers face heightened risk in their busiest periods around the winter break, experts have warned. In its 2024 Retail Risk Report, Trustwave has revealed more on what to be on the lookout for this…

Published on June 24, 2024

via Teramind Already in 2024, nearly 10,000 publicly disclosed global data breaches affected hundreds of millions of user records. Apple, Meta, and Twitter all succumbed to data breaches in 2024 (and numerous times in the past), providing the public and its shareholders with a stark…

Published on June 21, 2024

via Comparitech What is Encryption? Okay, the basics. Encryption involves sending information converted into secret code, known as cryptography. When information is encrypted in computing, the true meaning of the data is hidden until it reaches the recipient, with encrypted text known as ciphertext. Once it reaches the intended…

Published on May 22, 2024

via Forbes In a study commissioned by Forbes Advisor, an alarming 46% of Americans admit to having their password stolen in the past year. This survey, conducted by OnePoll, reflects the urgent need for improved password practices among U.S. users, such as using a password manager.…

Published on May 17, 2024

via World Economic Forum A recent survey conducted by Microsoft has brought to light a disturbing revelation: a staggering 69% of the 16,000 respondents across 16 countries encountered online risks within the past year. This alarming statistic underscores the pervasive nature of digital threats, including misinformation, disinformation,…

Published on May 6, 2024

via This Is Money It can take less than six hours to hack 90 per cent of passwords, leaving your online identity, personal data, and bank accounts clicks away from any hacker worth their salt. Gone are the halcyon days of choosing passwords such as…

Published on May 1, 2024

via HackerNews More than 225,000 logs containing compromised OpenAI ChatGPT credentials were made available for sale on underground markets between January and October 2023, new findings from Group-IB show. These credentials were found within information stealer logs associated with LummaC2, Raccoon, and RedLine stealer malware. "The number…