Malware variants previously focused on the financial sector are now successfully attacking non-banking targets, according to Blueliv. A higher level of collaboration and intelligence-sharing between industries is ever-more crucial in the fight against cybercrime. Sharing intelligence As the ‘public profile’ of cybercrime continues to increase, enterprises are encouraged to look at how they keep their businesses and customers safe by sharing intelligence, best practice and...
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About 55% of organizations in a recent survey were compromised by ransomware in 2017, down from 61% in 2016. According to Imperva’s CyberEdge Group’s fifth annual Cyberthreat Defense Report, which polled 1,200 IT security decision makers and practitioners participating from 17 countries, 6 continents, and 19 industries, respondents who were victimized by ransomware and who elected to pay the ransom (usually in Bitcoin) were asked...
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A massive survey of nearly 1,200 IT security practitioners and decision makers across 17 countries reveals that half the people who fell victim to ransomware infections last year were able to recover their files after paying the ransom demand. The survey, carried out by research and marketing firm CyberEdge Group, reveals that paying the ransom demand, even if for desperate reasons, does not guarantee that...
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Vulnerable servers of all kinds are being targeted, compromised and made to mine cryptocurrencies for the attackers. Apache Solr servers under attack SANS ISC handler Renato Marihno warns about an active campaign aimed at compromising Apache Solr servers. The campaign infected 1777 victims from February 28 to March 8. Of those, 1416 are Solr servers. The attackers are exploiting CVE-2017-12629 for gaining access to the...
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Data protection has never been more important, and keeping up to date on your requirements as business is becoming a vital part of your business management. With the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that comes into effect in May 2018, it’s vital to ensure that you are protecting the data that your customers trust you with. As online security becomes increasingly important to businesses...
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