Because of the heightened connection provided by mobile and cloud computing, as well as the increasing threat of sophisticated assaults, there is a growing demand for DDoS protection solutions. 

Based on feedback from 804 IT professionals, the report reveals critical gaps in vulnerability management within organizations, which are being overlooked by executive leadership teams despite high-profile breaches and increased emphasis on cybersecurity from the authorities. These gaps leave organizations vulnerable to cyber threats.

Businesses should make cybersecurity part of the conversation while making sure to thank employees, customers, and business associates for inherent inconveniences when implementing information security improvements. 

The payday from crimes against business can dwarf gains from crimes against individuals, making them especially attractive targets. Businesses are only as safe as their most digitally vulnerable employees. 

Streaming accounts typically contain not only the user's name, surname, date of birth, and contact information but also often have linked payment methods, making them a valuable target for cybercriminals.

Following news that Royal Mail has been hit by a ransomware attack, David Bicknell, principal analyst on the Thematic Intelligence team at GlobalData, offers his view on how companies can improve their cybersecurity measures.

Malicious actors abuse the importance of domain names by registering ones that are identical or similar to existing trademarks, company names, or personal names, hoping to profit from the confusion. It is called cybersquatting.

Cybercriminals can exploit weaknesses in access control system credentials, controllers, servers, readers, or workstations connected to the network.

All sectors say phishing is the most common type of attack they experience.