July 22, 2024 at 12:42PM A recent Europol report highlights the fragmentation of the ransomware threat landscape following the disruption of RaaS groups. This has led to challenges in attribution and increased independence among cybercriminals. Affiliates are now developing their own payloads, while the focus has shifted to targeting small and medium-sized businesses. The report … Read more
July 2, 2024 at 02:43PM Large organizations, especially those with more than $1 billion in revenue, increased their cyber workforce, with an average of one cyber professional per 1,086 employees in 2024. Financial companies lead the pack with one cyber expert per 267 employees, while industrial groups lag behind at one per 1,390. Cyber readiness … Read more
May 17, 2024 at 08:33AM A new report by XM Cyber has revealed a significant disparity between organizations’ security efforts and actual threats, uncovering 40 million exposures affecting business-critical assets. It emphasizes the need to prioritize high-impact exposures over traditional focus on CVE-based vulnerabilities. The report also underscores the importance of industry-specific security approaches and … Read more
February 7, 2024 at 04:18PM Flare, a leading CTEM provider, has released a report analyzing the threat landscape and risks to NATO countries posed by initial access brokers (IABs) on Russian hacking forums. The report identified recent IAB activity in 21 out of 31 NATO countries, focusing on targeting critical infrastructure sectors and the US … Read more
February 5, 2024 at 06:06PM A recent report from TXOne Networks, a Taiwan-based cybersecurity firm, examines OT security incidents, sources, and organizational preparedness. Based on data from a survey of over 400 CIOs by Frost & Sullivan, and TXOne’s own collected data, it reveals ransomware as a prevalent threat, impacting OT environments and posing challenges … Read more