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Phishing study: Employees are taking far too much risk

24 April 2024

Almost two thirds of employees in Germany (64%, worldwide 68%) knowingly expose their company to risks that could lead to ransomware or malware infections, data security incidents or financial losses. These are just some of the findings from the Proofpoints 2024 State of the Phish Report. That's just one finding from Proofpoint's 86th annual State of the Phish Report. While the frequency of successful phishing attacks has decreased slightly (2023 percent of the companies surveyed in Germany experienced at least one successful attack in 89, compared to XNUMX percent in the previous year), the negative consequences have increased sharply:...

SMEs in sight: cyber attacks on supply chains

17 April 2024

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Partnerships, services, customer relationships – no organization operates independently. Contracts, compliances and laws regulate cooperation, but what about security criteria? Cyber attacks on supply chains particularly affect small and medium-sized companies, according to the latest threat report from Sophos. In the latest Sophos Threat Report: Cybercrime on Main Street, the security experts report that in 2023 the Sophos MDR team responded increasingly to cases in which companies were attacked via the so-called supply chain, i.e. the supply chain in business and in the IT infrastructure became. In several cases, the vulnerabilities lay in the remote monitoring and management software...

German companies: 4th place among global ransomware victims

5 April 2024

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Check Point's Threat Intelligence Research Division (CPR) has released its 2024 Annual Cyber Security Report. This year's edition focuses on the dramatic increase in ransomware attacks and the strategic use of AI in IT security. The report looks back on a year marked by significant turmoil and highlights a 90 percent increase in publicly blackmailed victims of ransomware attacks. Such ransomware attacks now account for 10 percent of all malware detected by Check Point's sensors. The Check Point Incident Response Team (CPIRT) also found that almost the…

Google names 97 observed zero-day vulnerabilities

4 April 2024

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There are many zero-day vulnerabilities, but not all of them are widely exploited. Google and Mandiant observed 97 zero-day vulnerabilities that were heavily exploited - an increase of 50 percent compared to the previous year. Google and Mandiant released a new study that observed 2023 zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in the wild in 97. That's over 50 percent more than in 2022 (62 vulnerabilities), but less than the record-breaking 106 vulnerabilities exploited in 2021. TAG and Mandiant were responsible for the original discovery of 29 of these…

Many companies are vulnerable to QR code phishing

2 April 2024

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With QR code phishing attacks on the rise, new data from a recent report sheds light on how unprepared organizations really are to mitigate and detect these cross-device attacks. 3 out of 4 companies have already been attacked in this way. One of the challenges of defending against cyberattacks is that you often rely on security solutions that look for indicators of suspicious activity. The content of an email, the location to which a link points, and the content of an attachment can indicate possible malicious intent. Scanners often do not detect malicious QR codes…

Cyber resilience: Leadership is the key driver

March 29, 2024

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In a new study on cyber resilience, over 70% of respondents said leadership influence is crucial. Less than half of companies believe they can cope with a cyber attack. A recent study from Palo Alto Networks and IDC shows that there is a consensus among the 735 companies surveyed in EMEA and LATAM about the critical importance of cyber resilience for businesses. The influence of senior management is becoming increasingly important: 72 percent of all respondents say that senior management are the main driving force in focusing on cyber resilience. Only…

Digital Security: Consumers trust banks the most

March 20, 2024

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A digital trust survey showed that banks, healthcare and government are the most trusted by consumers. The media and entertainment industries, however, performed the worst. Thales, a leading global technology and security provider, today announces the results of the Thales Digital Trust Index 2024. The study shows that the banking sector is the most trusted when it comes to protecting personal data and providing trusted digital experiences. The media and entertainment industry, social media and logistics companies are at the bottom of the industry rankings. Consumers value data security and data protection Thales…

Companies spend 10 billion euros on cybersecurity

March 3, 2024

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Germany is arming itself against cyber attacks and is investing more than ever in IT and cyber security. In the current year, spending is expected to increase by 13,1 percent and, at around 10,5 billion euros, will exceed the 10 billion euro mark for the first time. The digital association Bitkom reports this based on data from the market research institute IDC. This means that the IT security market in this country is growing faster than in the rest of Europe (plus 12,3 percent to 46,0 billion euros) and in the rest of the world (plus 11,4 percent to 164,8 billion euros). “Cyberattacks are currently one of the biggest threats…

Allianz Risk Barometer: Cyber attacks top risk 2024

7. February 2024

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Cyber incidents such as ransomware attacks, data breaches and IT failures are the biggest risk for companies worldwide this year. The closely linked business interruptions follow in second place. For the current Allianz Risk Barometer, more than 3.000 risk experts from 92 countries were surveyed about their top company risks. Among the German participants in the study, cyber attacks and business interruptions also take first place (1: 2023) and second place (2: 2). Unlike worldwide, however, changes to laws and regulations - such as tariffs, sanctions or protectionist efforts - rank third (2023: 1). It is striking that in…

Threat situation requires cybersecurity outsourcing

2. February 2024

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Cybersecurity – times are getting tougher: More than half of the companies surveyed (53 percent) expect a significant increase in cyber threats in the future. 43 percent, on the other hand, believe that the current level of cyber attacks will remain constant. This was the result of an interesting survey as part of a Cybersecurity as a Service study by Sophos. A so-called security operations center (SOC) is a crucial element of a modern, proactive security strategy. It focuses on the detection, analysis and response of security incidents in order to minimize the corresponding risks and to optimally protect data and business-critical processes in companies...

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Phishing study: Employees are taking far too much risk

SMEs in sight: cyber attacks on supply chains

German companies: 4th place among global ransomware victims

Google names 97 observed zero-day vulnerabilities

Many companies are vulnerable to QR code phishing

Cyber resilience: Leadership is the key driver

Digital Security: Consumers trust banks the most

Companies spend 10 billion euros on cybersecurity

Allianz Risk Barometer: Cyber attacks top risk 2024

Threat situation requires cybersecurity outsourcing

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