Ransomware incidents reach an all-time high in 2023, and 2024 isn’t likely to be much better. As generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) evolves, cybercriminals can execute advanced phishing attacks that are extremely difficult to identify. Most ransomware infections are caused by phishing attacks, so ransomware incidents will inevitably skyrocket as
First detected in 2019, LockBit has evolved into the most prolific ransomware-as-a-service in the world. LockBit is typically spread through phishing emails, malicious attachments or software vulnerabilities. And it is so dangerous that the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the FBI, Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center, and cybersecurity authorities
In the middle of the 20th century, psychologist Abraham Maslow developed a hierarchy of human needs model in which basic needs, like food and water, must be met before higher needs, like self-esteem and self-actualization, can be explored. Maslow employed a pyramid to display this hierarchy. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
The recent publication of Verizon’s annual Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) provides data-driven insight into a tumultuous year for cybersecurity. The comprehensive report analyzes nearly 24,000 security incidents and over 5,000 breaches occurring between November 2020 and October 2021. Let’s review some of the report’s key findings and what they
As the year draws to a close, we’re reviewing several of the top 2021 cybersecurity incidents and the impact they’ve had on the cyber threat landscape. Microsoft Exchange In early March, Microsoft revealed that security flaws in its Microsoft Exchange Server email software were being widely exploited. Hafnium, a state-sponsored
As we plan for the holidays, people are coordinating events with family and friends, checking off items on their gift lists and wrapping up year-end projects before taking some time off. In a warning issued last week, CISA and the FBI want us to add another item to our holiday
As the healthcare sector continues to fight on the frontlines against the COVID-19 global pandemic, it faces the added challenge of warding off a steady rise in cyberattacks. Attacks against the American healthcare system increased by 55% in 2020, with more than a third of healthcare organizations globally suffering ransomware
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