Trellix has released The CyberThreat Report: November 2024, its latest research from the Trellix Advanced Research Center. The report provides insight into the regions and industries at risk, the evolving methods used by adversarial actors, and offers recommendations for CISOs and security operations teams tasked with protecting their organisation. The research examines an increasingly complexRead More…
Mark Nutt, Senior Vice President of International Sales at Veritas Technologies explores how financial services in the UAE and beyond are navigating the complexities of ransomware threats in today’s digital landscape.Read More…
A global INTERPOL operation has taken down more than 22,000 malicious IP addresses or servers linked to cyber threats. Operation Synergia II (1 April – 31 August 2024) specifically targeted phishing, ransomware and information stealers and was a joint effort from INTERPOL, private sector partners and law enforcement agencies fromRead More…
ESET researchers have discovered new tooling leading to the deployment of Embargo ransomware. Embargo is a relatively new group in the ransomware scene, first observed by ESET in June 2024. The new toolkit consists of a loader and an endpoint detection and response killer (EDR),Read More…
At GITEX 2024, Ray Kafity from Halcyon announced the company’s strategic entry into the Middle Eastern market, focusing on innovative solutions for ransomware protection. GITEX has grown into a pivotal event for showcasing cutting-edge IT and cybersecurity advancements,Read More…
Zscaler published its annual Zscaler ThreatLabz 2024 Ransomware Report, which analyzed the ransomware threat landscape from April 2023 through April 2024. Findings in the report uncovered an 18% overall increase in global ransomware attacks year-over-year,Read More…
Sophos has released a sector survey report, “The State of Ransomware in Healthcare 2024,” which revealed that the rate of ransomware attacks against healthcare organizations has reached a four-year high since 2021. Of those organizations surveyed, two-thirds (67%) were impacted by ransomware attacks in the past year, up from 60%Read More…
ESET researchers have mapped the recent activities of the CosmicBeetle threat group, documenting its new ScRansom ransomware being deployed and discovering connections to other well-established ransomware gangs. CosmicBeetle has been spreading ransomware to small and medium businesses (SMBs),Read More…
