Apple Operating Systems are Being Targeted by Threat Actors, Report Finds

Apple Operating Systems are Being Targeted by Threat Actors, Report Finds

The number of macOS vulnerabilities exploited in 2023 increased by more than 30%, according to a new report. The Software Vulnerability Ratings Report 2024 from patch management software company Action1 also found that Microsoft Office programs are becoming more exploitable, while attackers are targeting load balancers like NGINX and Citrix at a record rate. Action1 analysts used data from the National Vulnerability Database and CVEdetails.com to draw five insights into how the threat landscape changed…

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Downtime Costs Large Companies $400 Billion a Year, According to Splunk Report

Downtime Costs Large Companies $400 Billion a Year, According to Splunk Report

Unplanned downtime is costing the world’s largest companies $400 billion a year, or roughly 9% of their profits, a new report has found. This is the equivalent of about $9,000 lost for every minute of system failure or service degradation. The report, published by the data management platform Splunk, also revealed that it takes 75 days for revenue for a Forbes Global 2000 company to recover to where it stood financially prior to the incident….

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Olympics 2024: Cyber Attackers are Targeting Companies Associated With Paris Games

Olympics 2024: Cyber Attackers are Targeting Companies Associated With Paris Games

Organisations linked to the Paris Olympics 2024 have an increased risk of cyber attacks, including ransomware, credential leaks and phishing campaigns, a study has found. Insikt Group, the threat research division of security firm Recorded Future, has already observed posts advertising access to Games-related organisations in France and compromised credentials using “paris2024[dot]org” domains on the Dark Web. These findings were published in a new report highlighting high-priority threats to the Games, based on an assessment…

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Top 5 Global Cyber Security Trends of 2023, According to Google Report

Top 5 Global Cyber Security Trends of 2023, According to Google Report

It is taking less time for organisations to detect attackers in their environment, a report by Mandiant Consulting, a part of Google Cloud, has found. This suggests that companies are strengthening their security posture. The M-Trends 2024 report also highlighted that the top targeted industries of 2023 were financial services, business and professional services, tech, retail and hospitality, healthcare and government. This aligns with the fact that 52% of attackers were primarily motivated by financial…

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Global Cyber Risk Lowers to Moderate Level in 2H’ 2022

Global Cyber Risk Lowers to Moderate Level in 2H’ 2022

+0.01 The current global cyber risk index is at +0.01, considered a moderate risk level and higher than 1H’2022 when it was -0.15. Globally, this means many organizations have been doing better at preparing for an attack (CPI). In this iteration, we also saw an improvement in the CTI, meaning respondents felt the threat landscape improved. This may be due to ransomware appearing to drop during the second half of 2022. Digging into each of…

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Forging Ahead in 2023: Insights From Trend Micro’s 2023 Security Predictions

Forging Ahead in 2023: Insights From Trend Micro’s 2023 Security Predictions

The year ahead is shaping up to be a period of uncertainty for both cybercriminals and defenders, who will move forward with caution in the face of a business landscape that’s fraught with security blindsides and economic ebbs and flows. For decision-makers, 2023 provides an opportunity to reevaluate their security playbooks and shine a light on the overlooked areas of their cybersecurity infrastructure. As more businesses strive to accommodate a more distributed workforce, security teams…

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Cyber Risk Index 1H’22 Snapshot

Cyber Risk Index 1H’22 Snapshot

The Global and Regional CRI The current global cyber risk index is at -0.15, which is considered an elevated risk level. This is a slight increase in risk from the second half of 2021, when it was -0.04.  Organizations in North America and Asia-Pacific saw an increase in their cyber risk from that period while Europe and Latin/South America’s risk decreased in comparison. Digging into each of the four regions, North America’s CRI was the…

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Electricity/Energy Cybersecurity: Trends & Survey Response

Electricity/Energy Cybersecurity: Trends & Survey Response

Trend Micro conducted a study on the state of industrial cybersecurity in the oil and gas, manufacturing, and electricity/energy industries in 2022. Based on the results of a survey of over 900 ICS business and security leaders in the United States, Germany, and Japan, we will discuss the characteristics of each industry, the motivations and environmental factors that will drive future cybersecurity improvements. We will also introduce Trend Micro’s proposals based on the industry’s current…

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Major Email Phishing Stats & Examples from 2021

Major Email Phishing Stats & Examples from 2021

With an influx of remote workers due to the pandemic, gaps in cloud security were exploited. Cybercriminals continued to leverage blind spots in email services’ built-in security—nearly 75% of all threats blocked by Trend Micro in 2021 were email threats. Unfortunately, built-in security for popular email services, like Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace, is simply not enough to stop malicious emails from infiltrating enterprises. In 2021 alone, Cloud App Security detected and blocked more than…

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Hacking the Crypto-monetized Web

Hacking the Crypto-monetized Web

Hacking the Crypto-monetized Web Cyber Threats What danger lies around the corner? By: Jon Clay June 30, 2022 Read time:  ( words) The web is several decades old. But it largely still relies on the same method of monetization as it always has: advertising. However, things are changing thanks to the power of cryptocurrency and blockchain. It’s what Trend Micro has coined the “crypto-monetized web” (CMW). But where there’s money to be made and users…

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