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As the holiday season drives Filipinos to online shopping platforms for enticing discounts, cybersecurity threats rise alongside the surge in e-commerce activity. Many employees shopping on work devices risk exposing…
A recent survey by Sophos, a cybersecurity solutions provider, reveals that ransomware attacks on healthcare organizations have hit a four-year high, with two-thirds or 67% of these organizations reporting incidents…
Microsoft’s fifth annual Digital Defense Report highlights a troubling trend: nation-state actors are teaming up with cybercriminals to launch attacks. This collaboration has resulted in over 600 million potential attacks…
A new survey from connectivity cloud company Cloudflare Inc. reveals that businesses in the Asia Pacific region are increasingly concerned about the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on data breaches.…
The manufacturing and production industry has seen a 41% increase in ransomware attacks over the past four years, according to the latest Sophos State of Ransomware report. In 2023, 65%…
A recent survey by cybersecurity firm Sophos reveals that educational organizations are paying a high price to recover from ransomware attacks, with some institutions paying more than the initial ransom…
About 59.6% of enterprises in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region were hit by ransomware in 2023, according to a recent report by International Data Corp. (IDC). The market intelligence firm attributes…
Barracuda Networks Inc., a cloud-first security solutions provider, has revealed that nearly half (44%) of foiled ransomware attacks were detected during the lateral movement stage, according to their latest Threat…
A study by cybersecurity solutions provider Kaspersky, presented during its annual Cyber Security Weekend held in Sri Lanka, reveals that approximately 21% of phishing emails are now generated by AI,…
Ransomware groups are increasingly weaponizing stolen data to pressure their targets into paying ransoms, according to recent research by cybersecurity firm Sophos. The findings reveal that cybercriminals are no longer…
(Artificial intelligence) AI-enhanced malicious attacks have once again emerged as the top concern for enterprises, according to research and consulting firm Gartner’s latest risk survey. The Gartner survey highlights growing…
Concern about artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced malicious attacks has once again topped research and consulting company Gartner Inc.’s list of emerging risks for enterprises in the second quarter of 2024. The…
A recent report from Sophos reveals that median recovery costs for ransomware attacks on the Energy and Water sectors have surged to $3 million over the past year. This figure,…
Reputational damage and impact on business are some of the factors preventing organizations from reporting any cyberattack to law enforcement agencies, according to a report by cybersecurity solutions provider Sophos.…
Ahead of International Anti-Ransomware Day on May 12, Kaspersky‘s latest research reveals a concerning trend in the global cybersecurity landscape, with ransomware attacks accounting for every third cyber incident in…
The latest data from Sophos, a cybersecurity solutions provider, show a staggering 500% increase in average ransom payments over the past year. According to the “State of Ransomware 2024” survey,…
Trend Micro Inc., a cybersecurity solutions firm, has disclosed a 10% yearly uptick in the total number of threats intercepted in 2023, as outlined in its recent publication, “Calibrating Expansion:…
In the wake of increasing cyber threats, particularly phishing and ransomware, consumers are urged to adopt essential cybersecurity practices to safeguard their online activities. The 2023 Fortinet-IDC Asia-Pacific SecOps Survey…
According to a recent survey from cybersecurity solutions provider Keeper Security, 92% of respondents witnessed a year-over-year increase in cyber attacks, all agreeing that these attacks are now more sophisticated…
Cisco’s study reveals that only 1% of organizations in the Philippines are prepared for cyber attacks (or at the “Mature” level of readiness), despite the heightened awareness of cybersecurity. This…
According to the latest findings from cybersecurity solutions provider Sophos, ransomware remains a top threat to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), despite some stabilization in incident rates. The Sophos report…
According to cybersecurity solutions provider Trend Micro, global law enforcement agencies have sought its assistance to prevent the release of their latest malware products by LockBit, a ransomware threat group.…
The annual cost of responding to cybercrime for businesses can soar to as much as $5 million, reveals a recent report by Barracuda Networks, a provider of cloud-first security solutions.…
Kaspersky, a cybersecurity solutions provider, predicts a surge in diverse cyber attack methods on the dark web until 2024. While traditional threats like ransomware and phishing remain prevalent, cybercriminals are…
The 2024 cybersecurity forecast from Palo Alto Networks underscores the growing concern among security researchers about the potential exploitation of artificial intelligence (AI) for advancing cyber attacks. Palo Alto Networks…
Recent data released by cybersecurity solutions provider Fortinet indicates a doubling of ransomware incidents across the Philippines. In 2023, 56% of organizations reported a two-fold increase compared to the previous…
Sophos CryptoGuard, the anti-ransomware technology acquired by the cybersecurity solutions provider in 2015, has detected a 62% year-over-year increase in intentional remote encryption attacks, also known as remote ransomware, since…
By Lindsay Brown, Vice President and General Manager of Asia Pacific and Japan, GoTo It’s fair to say many businesses, especially so as small business owners or business leaders in…
Along with emerging technologies also come new cybersecurity issues. This is one of the topics discussed in Trend Micro’s DECODE 2023, held recently. Cybersecurity experts highlighted the surge in hacker…
Sophos, a cybersecurity-as-a-service provider, disclosed in its Active Adversary Report that cyber attackers have been erasing crucial telemetry or logs from targeted organizations, hampering visibility into their networks. The Sophos…
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