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Growing threats over the last year
28. February 2024
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Growing threats over the last year

In 2023, threats have increased significantly. Attacks via encrypted channels have increased by 24 percent. Manufacturing is once again at the top of the most targeted sectors. These are the results of the annual ZsclaerTM ThreatLabz State of Encrypted Attacks Report 2023 at a glance: Threats transported over HTTPS traffic increased by 24 percent year-over-year in the Zscaler cloud, representing almost 30 billion threats blocked. Encrypted malware and malicious content are one of the biggest threats, accounting for 78 percent of attacks observed. The manufacturing sector was responsible for 32 percent of encrypted…

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IoT malware attacks up 400 percent!
27 November 2023
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IoT malware attacks up 400 percent!

Since last year, IoT malware attacks have increased by 400 percent. This is proven by the new ZscalerTM ThreatLabz 2023 Enterprise IoT and OT Threat Report. Also important: The manufacturing and education sectors are the hardest hit. This year's ZscalerTM ThreatLabz 2023 Enterprise IoT and OT Threat Report provides a detailed look at malware activity over six months, analyzing approximately 300.000 blocked attack attempts on IoT devices blocked by the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™ platform. The high number of attacks on IoT devices has resulted in a 400 percent increase compared to the previous year...

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Cyber ​​attacks in the education sector
13 April 2023
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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…

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Education sector particularly hard hit by ransomware
August 3, 2021
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Education sector particularly hard hit by ransomware

According to a study by Sophos, the education sector saw the highest number of attacks and the highest recovery costs in 2020. In its study “Sophos State of Ransomware in Education 2021”, Sophos investigates the extent and impact of ransomware attacks. The latest ransomware attacks, which are also affecting education, confirm the research results of the Sophos study and the particular vulnerability of educational institutions to cyber threats. The REvil ransomware attack via Kaseya caused a stir in schools in New Zealand, the FBI and the British National Cyber ​​Security Center are issuing warnings for the education sector and also the BSI ...

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Cybersecurity toolkit for the education sector 
20. February 2021
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Cybercriminals focus on online learning platforms: Compromises have increased by 2020 percent since July 60. Kaspersky introduces a new toolkit for the education sector. As the pandemic continues and schools remain or are closed again, the education sector is attracting increased attention from cyber criminals. To help educators ensure digital security in their work, Kaspersky has released a digital toolkit that teaches educators best practices on cybersecurity. Because in the second half of 2020 (July to December) alone, 270.171 users were confronted with various threats disguised as popular learning platforms….

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Spear phishing attacks against the education sector
25 December 2020
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Spear phishing attacks

Barracuda Networks has evaluated 3,5 million spear phishing attacks against the education sector. The result: educational institutions are twice as badly affected by BEC attacks than other organizations. Due to the dynamic pandemic development, many schools and universities are still heavily reliant on email communication to keep teachers, pupils and students informed about the current situation. Hackers are taking advantage of this situation by increasingly targeting educational institutions with spear phishing attacks. Below is a closer look at the methods used by cyber criminals and best practices that organizations in the education sector use to protect themselves against attacks ...

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