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Retail organizations faced a growing threat from ransomware attacks, with fewer managing to stop the encryption of their data. Sophos, a cybersecurity leader, revealed that only a quarter of retailers…
Sophos, a cybersecurity-as-a-service provider, has reported an alarming surge in data encryption during ransomware attacks over the past three years. Its latest report reveals that cybercriminals have successfully encrypted data…
The National Association of Data Protection Officers of the Philippines (NADPOP), a dedicated data privacy advocacy group, along with the Philippine Computer Emergency Response Team (PH-CERT), a volunteer cybersecurity organization,…
Palo Alto Networks, a cybersecurity service provider, aims to lay the foundation for a robust cybersecurity ecosystem in the Philippines, especially within the local governments. In its report, Palo Alto…
In recent monitoring conducted by Sophos, the cybersecurity solutions provider revealed that cybercriminals are now capable of reducing the time required to reach an organization’s most critical asset, the active…
Fortinet, a cybersecurity solutions provider, has observed a decrease in the detection of ransomware in organizations, attributing this trend to the widespread adoption of Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) among cybercriminals. According to…
In the last year, a Sophos report reveals that 79% of higher educational organizations surveyed, representing a 64% increase, reported falling victim to ransomware attacks. Sophos’ “The State of Ransomware…
The cost of a data breach in the ASEAN region has hit a record high of $3.05 million, marking a 6% increase year-to-year, according to the latest report from IBM…
Cybercriminals have been using social media profiles of potential victims in crafting what types of social engineering to employ, according to the latest report from cybersecurity solutions company Palo Alto…
In more than two-thirds of 68% of ransomware attacks against this manufacturing sector, the cybercriminals were able to encrypt the victims’ data, according to cybersecurity solutions company Sophos. “This is…
In a study by cybersecurity solutions company Kaspersky, ransomware remains the most dominant Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) used by cybercriminals over the past seven years. From the 97 malware families distributed on…
By Adrian Hia, Managing Director for Asia Pacific at Kaspersky Many small or medium businesses (SMB) think they can do without a cybersecurity solution since they believe they cannot fall…
Alibaba Cloud, a cloud computing company and a subsidiary of the Alibaba Group will soon be offering security solutions to businesses in partnership with IBM, an American technology company. The…
The latest data from Sophos, a company that offers cybersecurity as a service, showed that there was a slight decline in ransomware attacks from 72% in 2021 to 68% last…
A recent study by Sophos, a cybersecurity services provider, found that an alarming 93% of organizations surveyed find it challenging to execute threat detection and response. Considering the increasing number…
Among the 500 unique tools and techniques that many cyberattackers are using, Sophos’ research found “Living off the Land” binaries (LOLBins) are among the most used these days. The cybersecurity…
Kaspersky found that a cybercriminal group used a vulnerability in an attempt to deploy Nokoyawa ransomware on Windows OS. The cybersecurity company discovered the zero-day vulnerability in the Microsoft Common…
With most of the workforce returning to their offices, remote desktop attacks against workers in Southeast Asia (SEA) dropped significantly, according to cybersecurity solutions company Kaspersky. Based on the company’s…
Cybersecurity solutions and services company Fortinet emphasized the need for organizations to have tighter data protection than before. Citing the increasing ransomware attacks, Fortinet said it is imperative that companies…
Unit 42 of Palo Alto Networks revealed the 57.4% surge in ransomware attacks in the Philippines is partly due to the increase in aggressive attacks by threat actors. Harassment, the…
The ghost of Wannacry continues to haunt organizations and cybersecurity providers since it was discovered in May 2017. Fast forward to today, Kaspersky believes that with Ransomware 3.0, an attack…
Kaspersky experts observed significant signs and spikes in cyber warfare in the days and weeks pre-dating military conflict in Ukraine. The cybersecurity solutions company saw a massive wave of pseudo-ransomware…
In its latest report on the current state of cybersecurity, technology giant Microsoft found attackers continue to use ransomware and phishing in their cyber attacks. The report shares unique insights…
The latest information from cybersecurity solutions firm Sophos shows the scale at which cybercrime-as-a-service is used to commit cybercrime. According to Sophos, criminal underground marketplaces like Genesis have long made…
Attacks on satellite technologies and mail servers, the rise of destructive attacks and leaks, drone hacking, and the next big cyber epidemic are some of cybersecurity solutions firm Kaspersky’s advanced…
According to security solutions company Sophos, the manufacturing sector had the highest average ransom payment across all sectors at over $2 million. The production sector, on the other hand, pays…
By Aaron Bugal, Global Solutions Engineer, Sophos The pressure on IT teams across the Philippines is mounting. A rise in cybercrime combined with a lack of skilled cybersecurity personnel and…
The latest report by cybersecurity solutions company Sophos found that 72% of state and local government organizations attacked by ransomware had their data encrypted or 7% more than the cross-sector…
With hybrid work well established as the norm for today’s workforce and vast amounts of sensitive data now stored in SaaS apps, the risk of SaaS misconfiguration poses a serious…
Based on the recent Kaspersky Incident Response Analytics Report, more than half (53.6%) of cyberattacks in 2021 started with vulnerability exploitation. Other common initial attack methods included compromised accounts and…
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