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An internet intelligence gateway has been established to analyze and compile malicious URLs related to COVID-19. With thousands of newly created COVID-19-related malicious websites launching every day, the gateway accepts submissions of suspicious URLs or emails, providing a lookup service

IT leaders who trust their employees to follow security best practices while working from home are sadly overoptimistic. According to new research published today by email security firm Tessian, while 91% of IT leaders believe their staff are doing their

C-suite executives are the people most susceptible to mobile-based cyber-attacks in businesses, according to a study from MobileIron. The report, entitled Trouble at the Top found that while these executives are highly targeted by cyber-criminals in attacks on organizations, they

Remote workers have been targeted by up to 65,000 Google-branded cyber-attacks during the first four months of 2020, according to a new report by Barracuda Networks. The study found that Google file sharing and storage websites were used in 65%

Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has published today its first TAG quarterly report that analyzes rising trends in nation-state and financially motivated attacks. Google also discloses seven coordinated political influence campaigns that took place on its platforms during Q1 2020.

Asigra Inc., a leader in backup and recovery software that delivers comprehensive repository cyber protection, today highlighted a number of best practices proposed by providers of both preventative and responsive solutions for combating the financial ramifications of ransomware. “Ransomware attacks

Valak malware has rapidly changed over the past six months, it was initially designed as a loader, but now it implemented infostealer capabilities. The Valak malware completely changed over the past six months, it was first developed to act as

Security researchers are claiming victory after unmasking an infamous hacktivist who defaced nearly 5000 websites in more than 40 countries over the past few years. The individual, known online as “VandaTheGod” on Twitter, took to social media to publicize his

A web application firewall is a firewall that monitors, filters and blocks statistics packets as they journey to and from an internet site or net software. AWAF can be either network-based, host-based totally or cloud-based totally and is frequently deployed

Ransomware operators had another standout year in 2019, with attacks and ransom demands soaring according to new data from Group-IB. The Singapore-based security vendor claimed that, after a relatively quiet 2018, ransomware was back with a vengeance last year, as

The denial of service attacks (DDoS) causes a system or service to be inaccessible to a legitimate user. We have seen a diverse range of DDoS attacks that have affected many users around the world used by the cybercriminals and

The supply of dark web drugs soared nearly 500% over the first few months of this year as dealers took to the internet to continue trading, according to new data from Sixgill. The cyber-intelligence company monitors multiple underground sites and

Valak Malware malware first observed in the year 2019, the malware is not only a loader it can be used as an information stealer to target individuals and enterprises. Researchers observed a new Valak malware campaign that particularly targets the

One of the most important things to keep in mind when a company chooses a cloud services provider is security. For example, SOC 2 compliance is essential in the process. When an organization is choosing a provider, SOC 2 compliance

Microsoft is warning organizations to deploy protections against a new strain of PonyFinal ransomware that has been in the wild over the past two months. Microsoft’s security team issued a series of tweets warning organizations to deploy protections against a

The number of ransomware attacks increased by 40 percent last year, according to Group-IB attackers think bigger and grow more advanced. Group-IB, a Singapore-based cybersecurity company that specializes in preventing cyberattacks, found out that the year of 2019 was marked by ransomware evolution