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Digital advertising spend lost to fraud could reach as high as $68bn globally in 2022, with the US most affected, according to the latest study from Juniper Research. The UK-based market analyst’s latest report claimed the figure would surge by over 15% year-on-year, up from $59bn in 2021. The top five countries most impacted by digital ad fraud globally account for around 60% of losses, it said. The US is out in front, followed by…

DDoS attacks continue to dominate the cybersecurity agenda. 2021 saw the largest number of attacks ever launched, with Australia the third most targeted country in application DDoS attacks. Microsoft’s Azure platform alone stopped an average of almost 2,000 attacks per day and the notorious Apache log4j DOS threat was ongoing as recently as December 2021. The IoT is no less impervious to attack than traditional websites and web services, including cloud-based storage and application layers….

Organizations are under constant threat of cybercrime. While there are many available attack vectors, email is the most obvious path towards a full network compromise. The notion that email security should be prioritized is emphasized during this time where more and more businesses are still working in a remote or hybrid dynamic environment. According to Gartner, continued increases in the volume and success of phishing attacks and migration to cloud email require a reevaluation of email security…

Cybersecurity is never static, and that’s especially true today. After widespread and frequent disruptions in the past few years, the cyber defense landscape is shifting. Favored attack vectors are changing, new threats are emerging, and organizations are rethinking their cybersecurity focus. Staying safe in the next few years requires an understanding of these developments. With that in mind, here are five data-backed predictions for how the state of cybersecurity will change. 1. The Cybersecurity Talent…

Online orders skyrocketed at Walmart, the largest retailer in the US, when the pandemic hit, making more work for in-store employees. At the same time, demand for certain products led to frequent stock outages. While Walmart’s ordering app allowed customers to indicate their preferred substitutes for out-of-stock products, customers usually skipped this step. This forced the Walmart employees who pick and pack items on behalf of the customer to make the decision themselves. As a…

By Tom McVey, Solution Architect, Menlo Security Last year, Kaseya became the victim of the largest ransomware attack in history when Russian-linked hacker group REvil breached the US software company’s systems, in turn gaining access to the subsequent systems of approximately one million other companies. The ransom they demanded was a staggering $70 million. We saw a similar story in May 2021. Both Irish Health Services and insurance company AXA were hit by ransomware attacks,…