Ransomware surged by 150% in 2020 with the average extortion amount doubling, according to a new report from Group-IB. The Singapore-based security firm analyzed over 500 attacks last year to compile its Ransomware Uncovered 2020-2021 report, which maps for the first time the most common tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) to the MITRE ATT&CK framework. The average ransom demand stood at $170,000 last year, but groups like Maze, DoppelPaymer, and RagnarLocker averaged between $1 million…

With 2020 behind us, it is now possible to take a look back and analyze the different cybercrime trends that took place in order to be more prepared in 2021. One of the most popular form of cyberattacks is phishing, and as it usually comes in the form of emails from well-known brands, they can often be deceiving. Let’s take a look at the top 10 phishing brands of 2020, according to Check Point’s research,…

Most women believe it will take a decade before they’re treated as equals in the cybersecurity sector, according to new research from the Chartered Institute of Information Security (CIISec). Released ahead of International Women’s Day on Monday, the study revealed the challenges facing female cyber professionals today. According to the latest data, only around a quarter (24%) of the global workforce are women. Not only do 57% believe it will take 10 years before true equality…

Ransomware today is a billion-dollar industry. It’s crippled industries like healthcare. In 2017, for instance, WannaCry brought much of the United Kingdom’s National Health Service to its knees using the EternalBlue exploit. It was just a few weeks later when the NotPetya ransomware strain leveraged that same vulnerability to attack lots of industries. These attacks […]… Read More The post PCI DSS 4.0 Is Coming – Are You Ready? appeared first on The State of Security….

As Marcus Hutchins was on his way home to the UK after attending Def Con and Black Hat in Las Vegas, NV, the FBI arrested him. This event sparked immediate internet outcry, especially among the cybersecurity community, as Hutchins was better known as MalwareTech and had just made cybersecurity fame by stopping the WannaCry ransomware outbreak a few months prior. So, why did the FBI arrest a newly famous cybersecurity expert? A look into the…

Attivo Networks, the leader in lateral movement attack detection and privilege escalation prevention, has expanded its Active Directory (AD) protection suite of products with a new and innovative way to discover and remediate exposures in AD that could lead to a breach. The ADAssessor solution finds, fixes, and reduces exposures within AD and limits the attacker’s ability to compromise weaknesses, move laterally, or discover sensitive targets to attack. The new ADAssessor Active Directory protection benefits…

Let’s Commit To Protect Our Privacy This Year How our new identity & privacy app can help By this point in the year you may have already broken some of your New Year’s resolutions, but here’s one to keep: better protecting your online privacy. After all, we are likely to continue to spend more time online in 2021, whether it be for working, learning, or shopping. This makes taking some preventative steps to shield our identity information more important than ever. That’s why McAfee…