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Cyber attacks in the education sector

13 April 2023

It is evident that the education sector is vulnerable to cyberattacks due to the amount of personal data available across user devices and corporate networks. For example, just last fall, in the US, the FBI, CISA, and MS-ISAC issued a warning against the Vice Society, a group known for disproportionately targeting the education sector with ransomware attacks. Attacks on universities and similar institutions in particular have increased significantly in Europe in recent months. Tight budgets and resources “While cybersecurity in education is undoubtedly an important…

Cyber attacks on industry cost companies millions

June 23, 2022

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A study by Trend Micro examines the effects of cyber attacks on industrial systems. For German companies whose OT and control systems were affected by attacks, the average financial damage amounts to around 2,9 million euros. A new study by Trend Micro, one of the world's leading providers of cyber security solutions, shows that 90 percent of German companies in the power, oil and gas supply and manufacturing sectors have been affected by cyber attacks in the last twelve months. The average damage caused by these attacks was 2,9 million euros. After the cyber attack, the defense...

80 percent of German companies expect cyber attacks

13 May 2022

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Working from home and via cloud infrastructures are sources of the greatest cybersecurity risks for companies. Therefore, more than 80 percent of German companies expect a cyber attack this year. Trend Micro, one of the world's leading providers of cyber security solutions, publishes the results of its latest global Cyber Risk Index (CRI) for the second half of 2021. This indicates an increased cyber risk for companies worldwide - as well as for Germany and Europe. In addition, 84 percent of those surveyed by German companies (76 percent worldwide) assume that a successful cyber attack will take place in the next twelve months.

Dangerous: Every third employee solves IT problems without being asked

12 December 2021

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In companies, younger people report their IT problems to the IT department less often than older people. This harbors dangers, as they fail to recognize a possible cyber attack and unintentionally become an attack helper. Despite a lack of specialist knowledge, employees try to solve IT problems themselves. Almost six percent of those surveyed admitted to solving IT problems or incidents despite a lack of knowledge. This was the result of the current survey “Cybersecurity in Numbers” by G DATA in cooperation with Statista and brand eins. Another four percent of those surveyed ignore a problem with the computer in a business environment. Even if it's annoying: the ...

Wave of DDoS extortion by Fancy Lazarus

June 25, 2021

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Another wave of DDoS extortion by Fancy Lazarus. Warning of acute ransomware DDoS attacks against companies across Europe and North America on behalf of Fancy Lazarus. The Link11 Security Operations Center (LSOC) has recently observed a sharp increase in Ransomware Distributed Denial of Service (RDDoS or RDoS) attacks. With the sender Fancy Lazarus, companies from various economic sectors receive blackmail emails in which 2 Bitcoins (currently approx. 66.000 euros) are demanded: “It's a small price for what will happen when your whole network goes down. Is it worth it? You decide! ", Argue the blackmailers in ...

62,6 billion cyber attacks in 2020

March 10, 2021

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Cyber attacks rise by 20 percent to over 62,6 billion in 2020. Results of Trend Micro's annual round-up report support strategic security planning for 2021. Trend Micro, one of the world's leading providers of IT security, publishes its review on the evolution of cybersecurity over the past year. The report found that the company detected and blocked 119.000 cyber attacks per minute over the past year. The attacks put both private users and corporate infrastructures under great pressure. Gateway to corporate networks wanted According to the Trend Micro report, home networks in particular were targeted ...

Corporations: 75% victims of cyber attacks

11 January 2021

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Three quarters of all German companies were victims of cyber attacks in the past year. Trend Micro's Cyber Risk Index indicates an increased risk of cyber attacks worldwide - German companies are better positioned in an international comparison. Trend Micro publishes new study results, according to which 75 percent of companies in Germany experienced cyber attacks that infiltrated their networks or systems in the past twelve months. The majority (64 percent) of the companies surveyed in Germany expect that such attacks will likely occur again in the next twelve months "somewhat" to "very". The findings come from the latest version of the Cyber ...

G DATA: Cyber attacks are becoming more aggressive and targeted

7 January 2021

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Cyber criminals also work from the home office - in any case, the attacks are not decreasing, but are even increasing. Companies have to adapt to increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks. G DATA CyberDefense explains the IT security trends for 2021. What is the difference between Corona and IT security in 2021? While the number of sick people is falling and normality is returning due to effective vaccines, the number of cyber attacks will continue to rise in the coming year. Various reasons are responsible for this development. "The Corona crisis made it clear to us that a secure IT infrastructure is as vital as the supply of ...

Cyber attacks cause $ XNUMX trillion in damage

20 December 2020

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A study by McAfee reveals the economic damage caused by cyber attacks. According to this, cybercriminal activities are now costing the global economy more than a trillion dollars. Cybercrime costs the global economy over $2018 trillion. This corresponds to about one percent of global gross domestic product (GDP). This is the conclusion of the current study "The Hidden Costs of Cybercrime" by McAfee, which was carried out in cooperation with the "Center for Strategic and International Studies" (CSIS). McAfee study shows drastic increase For comparison: In the study from 600, the worldwide damage amounted to almost XNUMX...

Ransomware 2.0: Sensitive Publications

1 December 2020

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The attackers' new strategy: sensitive publications. Cyber criminals are increasingly attacking selected companies and industries as part of targeted campaigns. Sensitive data is no longer just encrypted - instead, it is threatened that it will be published on the Internet. This is what Kaspersky Ransomware 2.0 says. Current ransomware attacks show that cyber criminals are changing their strategy: They are moving away from pure encryption to targeted attacks with the threat of disclosing confidential data if the required ransom is not paid. This is the conclusion the Kaspersky experts come to by analyzing the two ransomware families Ragnar Locker ...

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Cyber attacks in the education sector

Cyber attacks on industry cost companies millions

80 percent of German companies expect cyber attacks

Dangerous: Every third employee solves IT problems without being asked

Wave of DDoS extortion by Fancy Lazarus

62,6 billion cyber attacks in 2020

Corporations: 75% victims of cyber attacks

G DATA: Cyber attacks are becoming more aggressive and targeted

Cyber attacks cause $ XNUMX trillion in damage

Ransomware 2.0: Sensitive Publications

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