Cyber attacks stories - Page 25

There is growing necessity for greater standardisation and collaboration amidst rapidly evolving cybersecurity policies and regulations.

BlackBerry's latest report reveals a surge in cyberattacks on financial institutions, food retailers, and healthcare providers.

Some 82% of cyber leaders agree they could have mitigated some to all of the damage of their most significant cyber incident if they were better prepared.

Economic instability and a global pandemic have seen many businesses rapidly digitising and investing in various tech solutions.

Cohesity announced Victor Keong as new CISO for Asia-Pacific & Japan, responsible for cyber resilience strategy building and data recovery.

The facilities will reduce traffic latency as well as increase service redundancy and mitigation capacity to help customers defend against attacks.

Cyber gangs are enlisting and rewarding supporters, says Avast report, revealing an increase in PC adware and Raccoon Stealer activity.

Akamai Technologies expands its DDoS protection platform with global rollout of new scrubbing centres, increasing defense capacity to 20 Tbps.

Company attributes growth to the capabilities of its cloud native security solution and its $1m warranty to stop cloud native attacks.

Australian board members significantly lag behind global counterparts in cybersecurity maturity, according to a new report from Proofpoint.

Ransomware attacks continue to impact organisations worldwide with high costs, but businesses are still largely unprepared.

The GCSB's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has released a cyber security advisory identifying commonly exploited controls and practices.

In the aftermath of digitalisation on a scale that we haven't seen before, 2021 has left many organisations still scrambling to secure their IT networks.

DDoS attacks have increased by 24% this quarter, with smart attacks up by 31%, according to Kaspersky. The US is the most targeted country.

The grim outlook for the future of ransomware leaves no one spared from financial damage or brand-crushing headlines.

Cyberattacks on healthcare organizations have increased by 45% in the last two months, making healthcare the most targeted industry, according to Check Point.

New opportunities and risks exist for APAC organisations in online channels during this global pandemic, according to a biannual Cybercrime Report.

Cloudflare recorded the 'biggest ever' attacks – 88% of all large (100 Gbps) attacks this year were launched after the lockdown period in March.

The overall cybersecurity software revenue is expected to reach US$25.1 billion in revenue in 2020, growing 4.8% year-on-year.

Global cyber attacks on medical devices have dropped since the WannaCry ransomware, but the Asia Pacific region sees no such decline, warns Kaspersky.