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Security Report 2023: More disruptive and destructive malware
March 13, 2023
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Security Report 2023: More disruptive and destructive malware

As Check Point's 2023 Security Report shows, there is a 38 percent increase in cyberattacks and over 1.000 weekly attacks per organization. Geopolitical conflicts are also leading to an increase in cyberattacks and the proliferation of “disruptive and destructive” malware. Check Point Research (CPR), the threat intelligence division of Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, has released its 2023 Security Report. The report looks back on a tumultuous 2022, with cyberattacks hitting a new high in response to the Russo-Ukrainian war.

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Are companies well positioned when it comes to cyber security?
March 10, 2023
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Are companies really well positioned when it comes to cybersecurity? 61 percent of the global companies surveyed in a Bitdefender study attest to improved cyber security. Cybersecurity Posture Survey 2023 highlights the resource situation of cyber defence. In autumn 2022, Bitdefender asked 1.693 mostly small and medium-sized companies worldwide about how they see their cyber defenses set up. Despite slowly growing teams, a lack of resources is an important issue – but not the central one. Human misconduct by employees seems to be the bigger problem for many. Many SMEs respond in the study The study documents the low staffing levels in…

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Ransomware or malware: executives don't know the technical terms 
March 6, 2023
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One in three managers in Germany does not understand cyber security terms. A survey shows that there is already a problem distinguishing between ransomware and malware. 46 percent see confusing technical jargon as an obstacle. According to a recent Kaspersky survey, management in Germany rates cyber threats (47 percent) as just as big a risk for their company as the currently deteriorating economic environment (47 percent), but at the same time there is a lack of understanding of basic cybersecurity-related terms. For example, supposedly common terms such as malware or ransomware cause confusion. Lack of specialist understanding of IT security Whether Sky Germany…

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Study: Obstacles to Cyber ​​Resilience
March 3, 2023
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Study: Obstacles to Cyber ​​Resilience

The IDC study "Building the Case for a Virtuous Cycle in Cybersecurity" calls for the introduction of a "virtuous cycle" model in its analysis for more cyber resilience in order to close critical security gaps. The study also highlights that AI may be the solution for improved detection and response. The biggest challenge for cybersecurity professionals is managing the large amounts of data they receive from various alert systems. They struggle to prioritize and contextualize these effectively. They also find it difficult to identify the key measures needed to effectively contain threats and vulnerabilities...

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Cyber ​​victims: three out of ten medium-sized companies affected
March 1, 2023
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As the current KfW SME panel shows: Cybercrime particularly affects the pioneers of digitization. Three out of ten medium-sized companies fell victim to cyber attacks in the years 2018 to 2020. However, the protective measures are insufficient in view of the large attack surface for cyber attacks. Around 29% of all medium-sized companies in Germany fell victim to cybercrime in the years 2018-2020. The concern increases with the breadth and intensity of digitization activities and the size of medium-sized companies. The main reason for this is a combination of a larger attack surface for these companies and insufficient protective measures. This is shown by a special evaluation of the…

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Save time resolving threats
9. February 2023
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Save time resolving threats

ExtraHop, the leading provider of cloud-based Network Detection and Response (NDR), today announced the results of the study "The Total Economic Impact Of ExtraHop Reveal(x) 360". The study, conducted by Forrester Consulting and commissioned by ExtraHop, shows that ExtraHop customers surveyed benefit from an 87 percent reduction in the time to remediation of threats. At the same time, they benefit from savings of more than $590.000 in threat detection and remediation in three years and a three-year return on investment (ROI) of 193%. According to the study, ExtraHop offers…

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Security: Bosses fall for phishing the most
27 January 2023
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Security: Bosses fall for phishing the most

While decision-makers and bosses expect employees to have a high level of cyber security awareness, they most often fall for phishing, use bad passwords or share them outside of the company. An interesting Ivanti study. The security provider Ivanti has published the results of the international study "State of Security Preparedness 2023". Accordingly, German companies are only partially able to effectively fend off attacks. There are major gaps, especially in the areas of patch management and protection against attacks via the supply chain. For the study, Ivanti recruited 6.500 employees worldwide from three functional levels...

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Study Cloud Security: Fear of data protection incidents
25 January 2023
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Study Cloud Security: Fear of data protection incidents

Cloud security and the risks associated with cloud use continue to be a major concern for IT leaders, according to Versa Networks' 2022 State of Cloud Security survey. The main concern is data security. More than 85 percent are afraid of imminent data protection violations and thus of confidential or sensitive information being compromised, which can result in a loss of customer confidence and reputational damage. According to more than half of those surveyed, economic fluctuations and a recession in particular could stand in the way of the necessary investments in cloud security in the future and increase the...

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Management wants to invest in IT security solutions
16 January 2023
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Management wants to invest in IT security solutions

A current survey of company management shows that almost a third want to invest in additional IT security solutions. According to the Sophos management study, the staff for IT security should also be increased and IT security should become part of the corporate strategy. The topic of cyber security is now of strategic importance for many companies due to the professionalization of cyber crime and the increased threat situation. Is this also reflected in day-to-day business and which security measures are at the top of the priority list for company decision-makers? Sophos investigated this question as part of its current management study. The results show that the…

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Security 2023: Hybrid working world and connected cars in sight
13 January 2023
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Security 2023: Hybrid working world and connected cars in sight

Trend Micro publishes its cyber security predictions for 2023. In it, the company predicts an increase in cyber attacks in the areas of home office, software supply chain and cloud. And that MSPs, the hybrid working world and connected cars will increasingly be targeted by cyber attacks. According to the security researchers at Trend Micro, VPNs (Virtual Private Networks) in particular are an attractive target for cybercriminals, because the breach of a single solution can attack several corporate networks at the same time. Home devices such as routers are also targeted as easy victims of attacks, as they are often unpatched and not from…

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