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Mobile Security Report: 2 new malware apps every minute 
Mobile Security Report: 2 new malware apps every minute

Android smartphone owners are at high cyber risk. Mobile Security: Although the attacks are fewer, they are much better executed. Two malicious apps per minute threatened Android users in the past year. There is no end in sight. When it comes to Android malware, cybercriminals are currently looking for quality over quantity. The current Mobile Security Report from G DATA CyberDefense shows that the downward trend of the first half of 2022 continued in the second half of the year. In the past year, attackers only published two to three apps with malware every minute. In the year…

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70 percent of XIoT vulnerabilities critical or high
70 percent of XIoT vulnerabilities critical or high

The new State of XIoT Security Report: 2H 2022 shows that 71 percent of vulnerabilities were rated with a CVSS v3 score of “critical” (9,0-10) or “high” (7,0-8,9). Almost two-thirds of XIoT vulnerabilities can be exploited remotely. Vulnerabilities in cyber-physical systems that became known in the second half of 2022 have decreased by 2021 percent since the peak in the second half of 14. At the same time, vulnerabilities discovered by internal research and product security teams have increased by 80 percent over the same period. Sharp increase in XIoT vulnerabilities This is shown by the new State of XIoT Security Report: 2H…

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2022: DDoS attacks increased and continue to increase 
2022: DDoS attacks increased and continue to increase

Analysis of 2022 data shows malicious DDoS attacks increased by 150%.Radware has released its 2022 Global Threat Analysis Report. The full year report draws on network and application attack intelligence from Radware's cloud and managed services, the Global Deception Network and the Threat Research Team. "More is the operative word for the global threat landscape in 2022," said Pascal Geenens, Director of Threat Intelligence at Radware. “Compared to 2021, not only were there more DDoS attacks in number, but they were also more powerful, more frequent…

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Ransomware Report: LockBit Still Leads

It's not good news from the February Malwarebytes ransomware report: LockBit is back at number 1. As in 2022, the ransomware group again tops the list of groups selling ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) in 2023. Malwarebytes' threat intelligence team attributed 51 attacks to LockBit in January (up from 55 attacks in December 2022). In second place is ALPHV with 23 attacks, closely followed by Vice Society with 22 and Royal with 19 attacks. Ransomware: USA most affected When it comes to the distribution of ransomware attacks by country, in January 2023 the USA…

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Report: Cyber ​​threats as a result of the Ukraine war
Report: Cyber ​​threats as a result of the Ukraine war

As the current ESET Threat Report T3 2022 shows, there are increasing cyber threats everywhere as a result of the Ukraine war. The cyber war has fully unfolded with new ransomware, wipers, DDoS or brute force attacks on accounts. IT security manufacturer ESET has published its T3 2022 threat report, which summarizes the most important statistics of ESET detection systems and highlights notable examples from cybersecurity research. The latest edition of the so-called "ESET Threat Report" (September to December 2022) highlights the impact of the ongoing war in Ukraine and its consequences for the world, including cyberspace. The invasion...

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Report 2023: Massive email attacks
Report 2023: Massive email attacks

The Email Security Trends Report 2023 shows that attacks in the DACH region are above average at 81 percent. The greatest impact of successful attacks was the loss of sensitive, confidential or business-critical data. The follow-up costs of a cyber attack via e-mail can be extremely expensive for companies and on average well exceed one million dollars. This is shown by an international study commissioned by cloud security specialist Barracuda Networks and now published in its “Email Security Trends 2023” report. 75 percent of businesses worldwide have been the victim of at least one successful email attack in the last 12 months.

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Container images: 87 percent with high-risk vulnerabilities
Container images: 87 percent with high-risk vulnerabilities

According to the Sysdig study, 87 percent of container images are said to have high-risk vulnerabilities. The 2023 Cloud-Native Security and Usage Report finds massive risk in the supply chain, along with more than $10 million in wasteful spending on large-scale cloud deployments. Sysdig, the leader in cloud and container security, announces the results of the "Sysdig 2023 Cloud-Native Security and Usage Report". The report, which focuses on two themes this year, shows that supply chain risk and readiness to implement a Zero Trust architecture are the top unresolved security issues in cloud and container environments...

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APT report: Chinese threat actors are making Europe unsafe
APT report: Chinese threat actors are making Europe unsafe

The European IT security manufacturer ESET has published its current "APT Activity Report T3 2022". Focus: Chinese hacker groups are active in Europe and Russian hacker groups continue to target Ukraine. Investigative findings on selected Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) groups are regularly summarized in these reports. In the latest issue, which covers the period from September to December 2022, ESET experts present their latest insights into various global hacking campaigns. Groups allied with China have shifted their activities to European countries. Ukraine continues to be targeted by Russian hackers like Sandworm, Callisto or…

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Evaluation 2022: Phishing attacks with a 100 percent increase
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According to Kaspersky Telemetry, the number of such phishing attacks has doubled in the past year. The company's anti-phishing system successfully blocked 2022 attempts to access fraudulent content in 507.851.735, double the number of attacks blocked the year before. Although spam and phishing attacks are not technologically complex, cybercriminals sometimes use sophisticated social engineering tactics to get the job done. In addition, phishing websites are emerging that look confusingly similar to the legitimate ones, thereby enticing users to reveal personal information or online banking login details. Over 500 million phishing emails The fraudsters most frequently used delivery services…

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Report: Security and Compliance through Zero Trust
Report: Security and Compliance through Zero Trust

Modern businesses face a number of challenges. How can the Zero Trust approach lead to increased security and compliance? A new report from 451 Research SP Global Business makes the case for simplified management and zero trust applications. The economy is under increased pressure, supply chains are being delayed and the global geopolitical environment is characterized by uncertainty. To make matters worse, the digital landscape is a cyber security nightmare – exacerbated by increasing cyber threats, the new model of working from any location, and the shortage of cyber security experts. The…

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