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The gravitational force of ransomware’s black hole is pulling in other cyberthreats to form one massive, interconnected ransomware delivery system and has significant implications for IT security, according to the…
Cybersecurity solutions firm Sophos published an article “The Top 10 Ways Ransomware Operators Ramp Up the Pressure to Pay,” detailing how ransomware attackers are implementing a wide range of ruthless…
Companies in the manufacturing sector are the least (19%) likely to submit to a ransom demand when hit by ransomware. This is among the findings of Sophos’ “The State of…
Kaspersky Endpoint Security Cloud demonstrated 100% efficiency against ransomware attacks, according to a recent assessment by AV-TEST. As a result of three different scenarios and 113 attack samples, the product…
Two-thirds of organizations have been the target of at least one ransomware attack, according to “The 2021 Ransomware Survey Report” by cybersecurity firm Fortinet. This, in spite of the claims…
In early September, cybersecurity firm Trend Micro blocked 40.9 billion email threats, malicious files, and malicious URLs for customers in the first half of 2021 posting a 47% year-on-year increase.…
Bolstering security postures proved to be far cheaper than paying for a ransomware attack. This is one of the findings in cybersecurity solutions company Sophos in its latest “The State…
The latest report of cybersecurity firm Sophos reveals that as companies shifted to online trading, they became the top target of ransomware attacks. The “State of Ransomware in Retail” saw…
The frequency of ransomware attacks has increased dramatically over the past year, with most of these costly attacks targeting businesses, according to a new study from Barracuda, a provider of…
About a third of organizations worldwide have experienced ransomware attacks, according to the latest data from industry insights provider International Data Corp. (IDC). The attack either led to a data…
When school shifted online, it was almost expected that cybercriminals would follow. And the latest “Sophos State of Ransomware in Education 2021” report confirmed that the education sector is among…
According to Accenture’s Cyber Incident Response Update, cyber intrusion activity jumped 125% in the first half of 2021 compared with the same period last year. The report saw that web…
According to the latest report of security firm Sophos, cybercriminals have been using the Discord Content Management Network to spread malware. Sophos discovered how cybercriminals have been milking the Discord…
Cybersecurity company Trend Micro raises the alarm of ransomware attacks attacks aimed at industrial facilities increasing risk of downtime and sensitive data theft. According to the latest report from Trend…
Cybersecurity solutions firm Sophos has compiled a list of the most commonly held security misperceptions the security researchers encountered in the last 12 months. In sharing the list curated by…
According to cybersecurity solutions firm Kaspersky’s 2020 figures, it would cost a small and medium business (SMB) $101,000 (or around P4.8 million) if they get hit by a data breach.…
Awareness of cybersecurity continues to increase because of news on data breaches but there is still an inadequate supply of cybersecurity professionals. The Philippine Institute of Cyber Security Professionals (PICSPro)…
To effectively combat cyberattacks in the region, technology giant Microsoft formed a coalition that will enable governments to build cyber defenses to protect organizations and nations. The Asia Pacific Public…
Cybersecurity solutions firm Sophos has unmasked new stripped-down ransomware called Epsilon Red that offloads most of its functionality to a series of PowerShell scripts. The ransomware was found in an…
While there is still no clear reason why the Asia Pacific (APAC) region is highly targeted with ransomware in 2020, cybersecurity firm Kaspersky advises organizations to bolster their cyberdefenses and…
Ransomware is on the tip of everyone’s tongue every time businesses discuss cyberthreats they are likely to face in 2021. Attackers have built their brands and are bold in their…
Mastering obfuscation and widespread use of packers enabled 29% of malware to evade detection and classified as “previously unknown,” according to the findings of HP Inc. (HP) Quarterly Threat Insights…
The report from cybersecurity firm Sophos saw 42% ((up from 30% the previous year) of Philippine organizations hit by ransomware last year at the height of the pandemic and emergence…
From 2019 to 2020, the number of global cybersecurity firm Kaspersky users encountering targeted ransomware — malware used to extort money from high-profile targets, such as corporations, government agencies, and…
With its findings that the surge in cybercriminals using Transport Layer Security (TLS), security solutions firm Sophos introduced its new XGS Series firewall appliances, which promises to deliver advanced protection…
Global cybersecurity company Kaspersky reported a significant decrease in the number of ransomware attempts it has detected and foiled among its small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) users in the Southeast…
Sophos has been at the forefront of next-generation cybersecurity for many years, leveraging cloud-native solutions and (artificial intelligence) AI-powered solutions to secure endpoints and networks to protect 400,000 organizations of…
The pandemic’s work-from-home reality resulted in an unprecedented change for organizations as they fought to defend exponentially greater attack surfaces from cyber criminals armed with powerful cloud-based tools, cloud storage…
The Rapid Response Team of cybersecurity firm Sophos discovers how neglecting “ghost” account credentials could lead to cyberattacks. One of the recent incidents involved the Nefilim or Nemty ransomware, which…
Global cybersecurity firm Kaspersky sees that the growth in digitalization among organizations will further open up more vulnerabilities for cybercriminals to exploit. As more companies across industries realize the need…
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