AI will continue to dominate technology news for 2024 with industry leaders from the enterprise security segment naming AI security as a top concern, according to a recent study by the Security Industry Association (SIA). AI security encompasses cybersecurity practices for the protection of data, IP, and corporate integrity as AI is adopted by businesses […]
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A recent report from Swiss technology company Acronis revealed that phishing remains the most popular tactic for stealing credentials, making up 73 percent of all cyberattacks. The phishing trends for 2024 include smishing and deepfakes, as the race in developing AI technology continues to be a critical one between cybercriminals and cybersecurity experts.. The following
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According to a report from international financial services provider Allianz, cyber threats rank as a top global business threat in 2024. These attacks, ranging from ransomware attacks, data breaches to other IT disruptions are a top concern for companies worldwide in 2024. In the U.S. specifically, cyber has replaced business interruption as the leading risk
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Generative AI is making headlines as it changes the tech landscape, fueling new products and tools that streamline processes, enhancing creativity and helping with complex problem-solving. As with most new technology, however, it’s just a matter of time that a good and bad side of generative AI emerges. Generative AI is not new. But rapid
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Generative AI, ransomware attacks and phishing dominated the 2023 cybersecurity landscape. Will they continue to be cybersecurity trends to monitor in 2024? Read on for an overview of the growing trends that will be making cybersecurity news headlines in the new year. Generative AI Will Continue to Make News Generative AI will continue to make
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With significant cybersecurity developments such as generative AI driving trends in 2023, there were several impactful cybersecurity and cyberattack headlines dominating the year. Here is a recap of just some of the top cybersecurity and cyberattack newsmakers of 2023. Twitter (X) One of the largest attacks of 2023 was on social media platform Twitter (X)
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With still a few days left of 2023, the statistics for identity theft are already quite alarming. In fact, 2023 is on track to exceed 1 million identity theft complaints — considerably outnumbering any pre-pandemic year on record, dating back to 2001. Recent statistics from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) report just under 805,000 cases
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Internet infrastructure providers Google Cloud, Cloudflare, Microsoft and Amazon Web Services have reported a DDoS (distributed-denial-of-service) attack that was seven times larger than the previous record-breaking attack in 2022. The attacks took place in October and the origins were traced back to August. They were part of a mass exploit of a zero-day vulnerability. 2023
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While shoppers scour the Internet for the best deals once holiday shopping season kicks off, Black Friday and Cyber Monday mean more cyber threats. As online activity ramps up, the environment is prime for phishing attacks, email scams, malicious websites and more. Even cautious consumers must be aware of credit card fraud and identity theft.
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The entire state of Maine is the latest victim of the MOVEit Transfer data breach compromise. Led by a Russa-linked ransomware gang, the Maine breach is believed to have impacted about 1.3 million people. “On May 31, 2023, the State of Maine became aware of a software vulnerability in MOVEit, a third-party file transfer tool
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