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Cybercriminals use cheap and simple infostealers to exfiltrate data

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Cybercriminals use cheap and simple infostealers to exfiltrate data 2024-03-28 at 06:01 By Help Net Security The rise in identity-based attacks can be attributed to a rapid increase in malware, according to SpyCloud. Researchers found that 61% of data breaches in 2023, involving over 343 million stolen credentials, were infostealer malware-related. Of these compromised identity […]

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Scammers exploit tax season anxiety with AI tools

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Scammers exploit tax season anxiety with AI tools 2024-03-26 at 06:31 By Help Net Security 25% of Americans has lost money to online tax scams, according to McAfee. Of the people who clicked on fraudulent links from supposed tax services, 68% lost money. Among those, 29% lost more than $2,500, and 17% lost more than

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Tech industry’s focus on innovation leaves security behind

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Tech industry’s focus on innovation leaves security behind 2024-03-26 at 06:04 By Help Net Security The rapid digital transformation and technological progress within the technology sector have enlarged the attack surface for companies operating in this space, according to Trustwave. As the sector evolves, the proliferation of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) providers, cloud infrastructure, and internet-connected systems

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Scams are becoming more convincing and costly

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Scams are becoming more convincing and costly 2024-03-25 at 06:33 By Help Net Security Scams directly targeting consumers continue to increase in both complexity and volume, according to Visa. Consumers are increasingly targeted by scammers, who rely on heightened emotions to create fraud opportunities. While the number of individual scam reports from June to December

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Organizations under pressure to modernize their IT infrastructures

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Organizations under pressure to modernize their IT infrastructures 2024-03-22 at 07:34 By Help Net Security The use of hybrid multicloud models is forecasted to double over the next one to three years as IT decision makers are facing new pressures to modernize IT infrastructures because of drivers like AI, security, and sustainability, according to Nutanix.

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95% of companies face API security problems

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95% of companies face API security problems 2024-03-22 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Despite the critical role of APIs, the vast majority of commercial decision-makers are ignoring the burgeoning security risk for businesses, according to Fastly. Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) have long been recognised as a bedrock of the digital economy and recent figures

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Malware stands out as the fastest-growing threat of 2024

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Malware stands out as the fastest-growing threat of 2024 2024-03-21 at 06:01 By Help Net Security 93% of IT professionals believe security threats are increasing in volume or severity, a significant rise from 47% last year, according to Thales. The number of enterprises experiencing ransomware attacks surged by over 27% in the past year. Despite

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1% of users are responsible for 88% of data loss events

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1% of users are responsible for 88% of data loss events 2024-03-20 at 07:01 By Help Net Security Data loss is a problem stemming from the interaction between humans and machines, and ‘careless users’ are much more likely to cause those incidents than compromised or misconfigured systems, according to Proofpoint. While organizations are investing in

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API environments becoming hotspots for exploitation

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API environments becoming hotspots for exploitation 2024-03-20 at 06:01 By Help Net Security A total of 29% of web attacks targeted APIs over 12 months (January through December 2023), indicating that APIs are a focus area for cybercriminals, according to Akamai. API integration amplifies risk exposure for enterprises APIs are at the heart of digital

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Public anxiety mounts over critical infrastructure resilience to cyber attacks

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Public anxiety mounts over critical infrastructure resilience to cyber attacks 2024-03-18 at 12:01 By Help Net Security With temporary failures of critical infrastructure on the rise in the recent years, 81% of US residents are worried about how secure critical infrastructure may be, according to MITRE and The Harris Poll. Public views cyberattacks as greatest

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90% of exposed secrets on GitHub remain active for at least five days

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90% of exposed secrets on GitHub remain active for at least five days 2024-03-15 at 07:30 By Help Net Security 12.8 million new secrets occurrences were leaked publicly on GitHub in 2023, +28% compared to 2022, according to GitGuardian. Remarkably, the incidence of publicly exposed secrets has quadrupled since the company started reporting in 2021.

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Human risk factors remain outside of cybersecurity pros’ control

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Human risk factors remain outside of cybersecurity pros’ control 2024-03-15 at 07:00 By Help Net Security Cyber threats are growing at an unprecedented pace, and the year ahead is fraught with cybercrime and incidents anticipated ahead of the busy election year where over 50 countries head to the polls, according to Mimecast. With new threats

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Only 13% of medical devices support endpoint protection agents

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Only 13% of medical devices support endpoint protection agents 2024-03-14 at 07:00 By Help Net Security 63% of CISA-tracked Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEVs) can be found on healthcare networks, while 23% of medical devices—including imaging devices, clinical IoT devices, and surgery devices—have at least one known exploited vulnerability, according to Claroty. Traditionally, medical devices have

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IT leaders think immutable data storage is an insurance policy against ransomware

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IT leaders think immutable data storage is an insurance policy against ransomware 2024-03-14 at 06:00 By Help Net Security IT leaders consider immutable storage as a must-have in the fight against cyberattacks, according to Scality. Ransomware threats are now understood by organizations to be inevitable. Reports show 1 in 4 organizations that pay a ransom

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Keyloggers, spyware, and stealers dominate SMB malware detections

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Keyloggers, spyware, and stealers dominate SMB malware detections 2024-03-13 at 06:06 By Help Net Security In 2023, 50% of malware detections for SMBs were keyloggers, spyware and stealers, malware that attackers use to steal data and credentials, according to Sophos. Attackers subsequently use this stolen information to gain unauthorized remote access, extort victims, deploy ransomware,

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Image-based phishing tactics evolve

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Image-based phishing tactics evolve 2024-03-12 at 06:00 By Help Net Security While 70% of organizations feel their current security stacks are effective against image-based and QR code phishing attacks, 76% were still compromised in the last 12 months, according to IRONSCALES and Osterman Research. IT pros are highly aware of emerging types of phishing attacks

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How new and old security threats keep persisting

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How new and old security threats keep persisting 2024-03-08 at 08:00 By Help Net Security Security leaders recognize that the pattern of buying new tech and the frantic state of find-fix vulnerability management is not working, according to Cymulate. Security leaders take proactive approach to cybersecurity Rather than waiting for the next big cyberattack and

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Today’s biggest AI security challenges

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Today’s biggest AI security challenges 2024-03-07 at 08:23 By Help Net Security 98% of companies surveyed view some of their AI models as vital for business success, and 77% have experienced breaches in their AI systems over the past year, according to HiddenLayer. The report surveyed 150 IT security and data science leaders to shed

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78% of MSPs identify cybersecurity as prime IT challenge

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78% of MSPs identify cybersecurity as prime IT challenge 2024-03-07 at 06:46 By Help Net Security Cybersecurity remained a top priority and an area of growth for MSPs, with 73% saying it’s a top revenue driver for their business, according to Kaseya. Ongoing cyberattack threats impact MSPs The threat of cyberattacks continues to weigh on

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AI tools put companies at risk of data exfiltration

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AI tools put companies at risk of data exfiltration 2024-03-06 at 06:03 By Help Net Security Data loss from insiders continues to pose a growing threat to security, with emerging technologies such as AI and generative AI (GenAI) only compounding the issue, indicating swift action is needed, according to Code42. Since 2021, there has been

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