cybersecurity

Are cybercriminals counting on the victim’s simple cost-to-benefit decision to have their cyber-insurer pay the ransom? And, if so, are they targeting companies with cyberinsurance? We’ve discussed the rising uptick of ransomware attacks in frequency, sophistication, and Read More

It’s impossible to avoid the risk of phishing attacks entirely, since employees still need to do their jobs, as Kelly Sheridan at Dark Reading puts it. Sheridan points to a recent report from Cisco which shows that phishing attacks are increasing in number while getting harder to Read More

Think you have your SMB customers on lockdown when it comes to providing cybersecurity solutions? A research report conducted by Continuum and Vanson Bourne indicates that might not be the case…by a longshot. The study, titled “Underserved and Unprepared: The State of SMB Cyber Read More

There’s yet another reason to not let your employees go looking for a new job on company time: cybercriminals are now leveraging recruitment sites. According to risk intelligence vendor Flashpoint, the number of mentions of activity, the availability of compromised credentials, Read More

Webroot revealed results from its 2018 annual threat report, which demonstrated attackers are constantly trying new ways to get around established defenses. The data illustrates that attacks such as ransomware are becoming a worldwide threat and are seamlessly bypassing legacy Read More

Our colleagues at Phishme released the results of their US Phishing Response Trends Report, which looked at the phishing response strategies of two hundred senior IT security decision-makers across a variety of large industries in the United States. The report shows that Read More

If you sell any services or products that are delivered through or connected to the internet, then be prepared to face more questions from your customer base about security in the coming year. That was the message that Michael Buratowski, senior VP of Cybersecurity Services at Read More