Threat actors are targeting operational technology (OT) and Internet of Things (IoT) environments with increasing sophistication and have a growing attack surface of vulnerabilities to help them do so, Nozomi Networks has warned in a new report. Its Assessing the Threat Landscape report covers the second half of 2023 using internally sourced data from honeypots and customer […]
Ransomware attacks are increasing again as cybercriminals’ motivation shifts to data exfiltration, according to Delinea. The familiar tactics of crippling a company and holding it hostage have been replaced by new strategies that use stealth to exfiltrate private and sensitive data. Cybercriminals then frequently threaten to sell it to the highest bidder on the darknet […]
With increasing pressure on businesses to digitally transform and remain competitive, migration of data, applications and workloads to the cloud has intensified for reasons of scalability, storage capacity and initial cost savings. And, for companies making plans or in the process of vacating the premises and moving “up there,” the debate focuses on whether to […]
The emergence of ten new Android banking malware families in 2023 highlights the increasing sophistication and capabilities of these trojans, including automated transfer systems, social engineering tactics, and live screen-sharing capabilities.
The cyber threat to critical infrastructure is increasing, prompting cyber government agencies to issue more warnings and advisories for industrial businesses. Against this backdrop, MITRE has launched EMB3D, a new threat model framework for defenders tasked with protecting operational technology (OT) and industrial control systems (ICS). EMB3D provides a knowledge base of cyber threats to […]
The number of claimants in a class action lawsuit against Capita, a UK company, is increasing following a cybersecurity breach in March. Manchester-based law firm, Barings Law, sent a legal letter to Capita in June after receiving numerous enquiries.
There are many different types of malware in existence and unfortunately the number is increasing year-on-year. According to a report by software company Symantec there were almost 670 million malware variants in 2017, with researchers estimating this has risen to more than 1 billion malware programs today. While the presence of so many malware variants […]