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Report: Cyber ​​threats to businesses are up 143 percent
7 April 2022
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A Challenging Year for Security: 2021 has been marked by a resurgence of dangerous cyber threats targeting organizations and individuals, exposing systemic vulnerabilities in legacy systems and software supply chains. This is shown by the "Threat Review Reports" for the year 2021 by Malwarebytes. Malwarebytes, a global leader in real-time cyber protection, announces the results of its annual 2021 Threat Review Report. When it comes to privacy and cybersecurity, 2021 is proving to be a particularly threatening year: Malwarebytes research showed a COVID upsurge — a massive resurgence of multiple types of…

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AV-TEST awards 2021 to the best in IT security
March 8, 2022
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When the AV-TEST Institute examines security products in its laboratory, only hard facts and convincing results count. After evaluating all test values ​​from 2021, AV-TEST presents the awards to the best products in IT security for companies. The institute presents 12 awards to companies in the categories PROTECTION, PERFORMANCE and USABILITY for Windows and ANDROID SECURITY and MAC SECURITY for enterprise solutions. Office, home office, mobile office The year 2021 was characterized by many challenges, some of which set the next one in motion like falling dominoes. The pandemic has affected individuals and...

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Never before so many DDoS attacks as in the fourth quarter of 2021
21. February 2022
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DDoS attacks hit a sad all-time high in the last quarter of 2021. According to Kaspersky telemetry, the total number of DDoS attacks increased by 2021 percent compared to the third quarter of 52. This is 4,5 times higher than the same period last year. Kaspersky experts see the reasons, among other things, in the Christmas sales season and the increasing popularity of cryptocurrencies. Extremely high number of DDoS attacks In a DDoS attack, cybercriminals send a large number of requests to the addressed web resource with the aim of restricting its service or temporarily paralyzing it. The attacks can last for several days and…

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94 billion cyber threats blocked in 2021
15. February 2022
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With the rapid increase in cyber attacks, the number of blocked threats increased by 42 percent year-on-year. Trend Micro will block over 94 billion cyber threats in 2021. Trend Micro, one of the world's leading providers of cyber security solutions, reports blocking 94,2 billion cyber threats in 2021 by deploying its global threat intelligence infrastructure Smart Protection Network ( SPN). The attacks targeted businesses, government agencies and consumers. 42 percent increase in cyber threats in 2021 The total number of threat detections in 2021 represents a 42 percent increase compared to…

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2021: Avast analyzes the top cyber threats of the year
2 January 2022
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Ransomware, cryptocurrency fraud, and fleeceware are some of the most common cyber attacks. Avast analyzes the most important cyber threats of the year 2021. Cyber ​​criminals continued to exploit new digital habits such as online shopping or video conferencing, which many people developed during the COVID-2021 pandemic. A study by Avast (LSE: AVST), a leading global provider of IT security and privacy solutions, shows that the most common cyber threats of 19 include ransomware and cryptocurrency malware and fraud. When it comes to mobile applications, adware and fleeceware are among the top threats. Ransomware, cryptocurrency malware and fraud "The pandemic has changed almost all areas of our lives - including ...

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2021: The biggest data leaks - over 6 billion data records leaked
29 December 2021
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The year 2021 was marked by data leaks and cybersecurity breaches, but some stood out from the crowd. Here are the top 5 in which more than 6 billion data records have been leaked. The year 2021 sets records, albeit not in a positive way. According to a study by the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), the number of data protection breaches on September 30, 2021 was 17 percent higher than the total number of events in 2020. While there were a total of 1.108 breaches last year, up to the deadline of the investigation in 2021 1.291 violations counted. In particular…

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BSI management report 2021 on the threat situation
4 November 2021
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BSI management report 2021 on the threat situation

The current BSI management report 2021 shows that the threat situation is classified as tense to critical. Cyber ​​attacks are increasingly jeopardizing successful digitization. Cyber ​​attacks lead to serious IT failures in municipalities, hospitals and companies. In some cases, they cause considerable economic damage and threaten the very existence of production processes, service offers and customers. These are key findings of the report on the situation of IT security in Germany in 2021, which was presented today by Federal Interior Minister Horst Seehofer and the President of the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), Arne Schönbohm. The new management report makes it clear: Successful digitization is due to increasing networking, one ...

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Weakness Report 2021: Only progress in cyber security 
29 October 2021
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Weakness Report 2021: Only progress in cyber security

For years, HiSolutions has published findings on the cybersecurity situation in companies and authorities every year in the vulnerability report. The current report 2021 shows a positive development, which however allows a critical assessment. Cyber ​​security has become one of the top topics on the agenda of companies and authorities around the world in recent years. With the progressive implementation of digitization, the critical consideration of IT security is becoming increasingly important. Legal requirements, competitive pressure and above all economic interests force companies to deal intensively with the question of where their systems are vulnerable ...

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Link11 DDoS report mid-year: 33% more attacks
September 17, 2021
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Link11 DDoS report mid-year: 33% more attacks

The new DDoS report from Link11 in the middle of the year shows: In addition to the increase in the number of attacks by a third compared to the same period in the previous year, the number of high-volume attacks has also increased. Link11, the leading European IT security provider in the field of cyber resilience, published the annual Link11 DDoS report in the middle of the year. The report shows that DDoS criminals were again very active in the first half of the year. They launched a record number of attacks. The Link11 Security Operations Center (LSOC) recorded a third (33%) more attacks than in the same period of the previous year in the DDoS record year 2020. The attacks were already at a high level in 2020 ...

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DDoS attacks will continue to rise in 2021
July 5, 2021
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DDoS attacks will continue to rise in 2021

An old friend will also become more and more dangerous in 2021: Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS). Corresponding attacks are increasing in both number and complexity. Roman Borovits, Senior Systems Engineer at F5, evaluates current data, according to which the incidents are becoming increasingly violent and complex. The number of DDoS attacks rose by 2020 percent from January 2021 to March 55. Most (54%) used multiple attack vectors. This is shown by current data collected by the F5 Silverline Security Operations Center (SOC) and the F5 Security Incident Response Team (SIRT). Different DDoS variants ...

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