Search results for: “ransomware”
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BSI: The Threat in Cyberspace Has Never Been So High
Read moreThe German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) published its report “Die Lage der IT-Sicherheit in Deutschland 2022” (The State of IT Security in Germany 2022) at the end of October, which unsurprisingly also focuses on the war in Ukraine.
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Data breaches ever more costly for companies
Read moreIBM has released its annual “Cost of a Data Breach Report” for the 17th time. As in previous years, the data was collected independently by the market researchers at the Ponemon Institute. In over 3,600 interviews, employees at more than 550 companies were surveyed on data breaches occurring between March 2021 and March 2022 –…
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Why Office macros are no longer automatically blocked by Microsoft and what you can do about it
Read moreMicrosoft actually intended to block all macros by default from the beginning of this year. Now the company has made a sudden U-turn. This is how you can protect your users all the same.
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Forensics: Carinthia blackmailers got in via phishing mail
Read moreThe Austrian state of Carinthia made headlines earlier this year when it fell victim to a ransomware attack. In the meanwhile, the forensic investigations have been concluded. Once again, it was a phishing email that paved the way for the hackers.
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Phishing remains primary gateway for cyber criminals
Read moreUK-based specialist insurer Hiscox recently released its “Cyber Readiness Report 2022”. One key outcome: Phishing emails are still the main gateway by which cyber criminals gain access to company networks.
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Companies around the globe identify cyber as top risk
Read moreInsurance giant Allianz has just released its Risk Barometer 2022. In this 11th annual edition of the survey, companies across the globe have identified cyber threats, business interruption, and natural disasters as this year’s biggest business risks.
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Just like Groundhog Day: Emotet is back with a new bag of tricks
Read moreThe destruction of the Emotet infrastructure has unfortunately only been temporary. Bots are once again sending deceptive, well-made emails appearing to be from colleagues.
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BSI Alert: The Situation is Critical
Read moreThe German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) recently released its report on “The State of IT Security in Germany 2021”. For the reporting period between June 2020 and May 2021, the BSI characterizes the overall state of IT security as “acute to critical”.
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Data breaches costlier than ever for companies
Read moreAlready in its 17th year, IBM Security recently published its latest annual “Cost of a Data Breach Report”. The data referenced in the report was gathered independently by the Ponemon Institute. When compared to the previous year, the average total cost of a data breach rose by almost 10 percent from US$3.86 million to US$4.24…