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Phishing attacks: In 2023, almost every company was affected
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Phishing attacks have continued to increase over the last year and are one of the biggest cyber risks for companies. The loss of data leads to high costs and can sometimes even result in the closure of the company. Phishing remains one of the biggest cybersecurity threats and poses significant risk to virtually all organizations and businesses. Cyber ​​attacks are not only becoming more sophisticated every day, but also more numerous: According to a study by Egress, 94 percent of companies were affected by phishing attacks in 2023. Additionally, 91 percent had…

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Ransomware: Cybercriminals are becoming more professional
Ransomware: Cybercriminals are becoming more professional

Cybercriminals act profit-oriented, as we know from companies, and continue to professionalize and rationalize their attack methods. That's why 2024 will be another year of ransomware. In 2024, we can expect the ransomware industry to become more opportunistic, said Martin Zugec, Technical Solutions Director at Bitdefender. This trend culminated in the CitrixBleed attack in 2023. The security experts at Bitdefender Labs believe that the following trends will dominate ransomware activity this year: 1. Accelerated exploitation of zero-day exploits Cybercriminals who rationally and efficiently use automated scans...

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Data: Prevent criminal exfiltration
Data: Prevent criminal exfiltration the easy way

CrowdStrike's AI-powered Falcon XDR platform eliminates the need for traditional data loss prevention (DLP) products. It protects end devices and prevents exfiltration and loss of data. Many organizations struggle with traditional DLP solutions that are difficult to implement and manage and cannot comprehensively monitor data in the modern cloud and AI era. The result is risky implementations that only work in audit mode and cannot prevent data theft. CrowdStrike Falcon Data Protection leverages the industry-leading visibility and protection of the CrowdStrike Falcon platform to protect critical data from insider threats and attackers and...

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NDR and machine learning against data exfiltration
NDR and machine learning against data exfiltration

Many companies are unable to effectively prevent data exfiltration and data theft. According to Exeon, the most common causes of such exposure of confidential and private data are cyberattacks and human error. NDR and machine learning are powerful tools against data exfiltration. Only timely detection of vulnerabilities and cyberattacks can prevent data from being exfiltrated and then published by malicious actors or used to obtain ransoms. The increasing complexity of networks and application environments is making it increasingly difficult for companies to reliably prevent exfiltration. Many gateways – mostly because of…

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Cyber ​​resilience: Insufficiently prepared despite fear of attacks
Cyber ​​resilience: Insufficiently prepared despite fear of attacks

In a study, managers from the areas of security and IT operations commented on cyber resilience in their company. The majority expect an attack. Commvault has released a new IDC report commissioned by Commvault entitled “The Cyber-Resilient Organization: Maximum Preparedness with Bullet-Proof Recovery Survey.” In this report, IDC surveyed more than 500 security and IT operations executives worldwide to get an up-to-date overview of how organizations perceive modern security threats and how they are strengthening their cyber resilience. The key findings of this report can be summarized in…

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