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Sharp increase in ransomware
23 April 2024
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Sharp increase in ransomware

A leading provider of an AI-powered, cloud-based cybersecurity platform has released its new cyberattack and ransomware statistics for Q1 2024. In the DACH region, general cyber attacks fell significantly compared to Q1 2023 (-17 percent). At the same time, however, the spread of ransomware in Europe increased the most of all regions year-on-year (64 percent). However, the most ransomware in absolute terms continues to occur in North America, where 59 percent of almost 1.000 ransomware attacks took place. By industry, communications companies saw the largest year-over-year increase in ransomware (177 percent), followed by manufacturing companies (96…

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Risks from increasing use of artificial intelligence
22 April 2024
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Risks from increasing use of artificial intelligence

A report shows that 569 TB of corporate data is passed on to AI tools and underlines the importance of better data security. Enterprise AI/ML transactions increased from 521 million monthly in April 2023 to 3,1 billion in January 2024. With 21 percent of all AI transactions, manufacturing generates the most AI traffic in the Zscaler Cloud, followed by finance and Insurance (14 percent) and services (13 percent). The most popular enterprise AI/ML applications by transaction volume are ChatGPT, Drift, OpenAI, Writer, and LivePerson. The five countries with the most AI transactions in companies are the USA, India, Great Britain,…

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Increase in ransomware attacks and compliance failures
19 April 2024
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Increase in ransomware attacks and compliance failures

An annual report highlights the latest threats, trends and emerging topics in data security. It is based on a survey of almost 3.000 (262 in Germany) IT and security experts in 18 countries and 37 industries. This year's report found that 93% of IT professionals believe security threats are increasing in scope or severity, a significant increase from 47% last year. The number of companies affected by ransomware attacks increased by over 27% last year (32% in Germany). Despite this escalating threat, fewer...

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OT security status report
18 April 2024
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B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

A recent survey of industrial companies worldwide - including Germany - paints a worrying picture about the state of OT (operational technology) security. The report “The State of OT Security: A Comprehensive Guide to Trends, Risks, and Cyber ​​Resilience” from ABI Research and Palo Alto Networks, for which around 2.000 specialists and managers in 16 countries were surveyed, shows the reality, the extent and the changing nature of security threats to industrial environments. The core results at a glance: Almost 70 percent of industrial companies were affected by cyber attacks last year...

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Causes of data loss in German companies
15 April 2024
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Causes of data loss in German companies

Data loss is a problem that occurs in the interaction between humans and machines: “careless users” are much more likely to be the cause of such incidents than compromised or misconfigured systems. This is the finding of the first Data Loss Landscape Report from Proofpoint, a leading cybersecurity and compliance company. With the study, Proofpoint examines how current approaches to data loss prevention (DLP) and insider threats address current macro challenges such as data growth, sophisticated cybercrime groups and generative artificial intelligence (GenAI). The report shows that companies' investments in DLP solutions are often inadequate. 82...

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Cyberattacks via API
14 April 2024
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Cyberattacks via API

In the first month of 2024, the frequency of API attacks has increased, affecting an average of 1 in 4,6 companies per week - a 20 percent increase from January 2023. This upward trend, reported by Check Point Research in the Check Point ThreatCloud AI Data observed highlights the urgent need for robust API security strategies. Significant increase in attacks: In the first month of 2024, 1 in 4,6 companies worldwide were affected by attacks on web APIs each week, a 20 percent increase compared to January 2023 and the growing…

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Ransomware: Cybercrime groups increase ransom demands
7 April 2024
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As a new report shows, cybercriminals continue to rely on business email compromise in addition to ransomware and use long-known, unpatched vulnerabilities for attacks. The report shows that ransom demands are becoming increasingly outrageous. The Arctic Wolf Labs Threat Report was created based on threat, malware, digital forensics and incident response case data that Arctic Wolf collects across the security operations framework. It provides deep insights into the global cybercrime ecosystem, highlights global threat trends, and provides strategic cybersecurity recommendations for the coming year. Ransomware claims increase by 20% Cybercrime has increased in recent…

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Apple malware on the rise
4 April 2024
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Apple malware on the rise

In its annual Security 360 report for 2023, Jamf shows that malware threats to Apple systems continue to increase. The study examined 15 million desktop computers, tablets and smartphones in 90 countries and with different operating systems (macOS, iOS/iPad, Android and Windows). The results are concerning: companies overall are very poorly positioned to respond to today's often sophisticated cybersecurity threats. The analysis in the report is based on real Jamf customer data, advanced threat research and relevant industry insights. Sample with…

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Report shows SMEs in the crosshairs
3 April 2024
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Data and identity theft are the biggest threats to small and medium-sized businesses – SMBs. According to the Sophos Threat Report 50, almost 2023 percent of all malware cases analyzed targeted this market segment in 2024. Cybercrime is a challenge for organizations of all sizes, but small businesses are hit hardest and often under the public's radar. Sophos introduces its new Threat Report: Cybercrime on Main Street. This year the focus is on the biggest threats to small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs). Report: SMEs most threatened…

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Cyber ​​threats: another record high in 2023
3 April 2024
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Cyber ​​threats: another record high in 2023

The number of cyber threats reached a record high in 2023. This is what Trend Micro’s Annual Cybersecurity Report shows. Trend Micro security systems detected and blocked malicious activity more than 161 billion times. The development of the past few years continues: since 2019, the number of threats has almost tripled to around 54 billion. The study also shows that cybercriminals are attacking more specifically, evolving their ransomware tactics and becoming more sophisticated. Companies should also urgently keep an eye on their cloud environments. Because the two most common cyber risks that Trend Micros Attack Surface Risk Management…

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