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Trust AI to help avoid ransomware attacks

AI is aiding your foes, but it's also your most significant friend for the next wave of cybersecurity

February 19, 2024

While AI has proven to have vast technological potential, this also means vast potential for new, sophisticated cyberattacks.

Manufacturers experience more cloud attacks than any other industry

Phishing, compromised accounts and data theft were the most common security incidents in 2023

Mission Critical Magazine Staff

January 31, 2024

According to the survey, 64% of companies in the manufacturing sector suffered a cyberattack during the preceding 12 months.

Six million stolen payment cards found on the dark web

July 19, 2023

By selling the database analyzed in the research, cybercriminals could earn more than $18.5 million in total. If purchased, these payment card details could net criminals much more than they originally paid for them.

DNS security market to expand

Growing at a CAGR of 8.4% from 2023 to 2033

March 8, 2023

By industry, the banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI) industry is showing the highest growth with a dominant market share by 2032. However, the health care industry is projected to display a significant growth of around 10.9% between 2022 and 2032.

US businesses suffer from the lack of personal data privacy laws

Dimitri Shelest

February 23, 2023

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.

This is how much hacked streaming accounts cost on the dark web

Apple Music and Disney+ have the biggest price tag

February 2, 2023

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.

Study finds troubling perception gap in data breach awareness and coverage

System intrusions account for only one-third of data breaches,

December 29, 2022

While the industry-standard 2022 Verizon Data Breach Investigation Report (DBIR) listed system intrusions as the most prevalent cause of data breaches (39%), the public perception far outweighs its pervasiveness.

Almost half of financial institutions believe their own IT teams are the main risk to cloud security

Only 30% of respondents from other industries are as concerned about the risks associated with their IT staff

November 21, 2022

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

Fintech expert warns on rising phishing attacks

Human factor remains key challenge

September 12, 2022

The growing rate of cybercrime has added to the market unrest and questioned fintech preparedness.

The manufacturing sector is more vulnerable in the cloud than other verticals

Netwrix study reveals manufacturing organizations experienced account compromise and supply chain attacks more often than any other industry surveyed

September 2, 2022

Netwrix announced additional findings for the manufacturing sector from its global 2022 Cloud Security Report. According to the survey, half (51%) of manufacturing companies experienced an attack on their cloud infrastructure within the last 12 months.