Check Point Research (CPR), the Threat Intelligence arm of Check Pointas Software Technologies, a leading provider of cyber security solutions globally, has released its ‘Cyber Attack Trends: 2021 Mid-Year Report’, which shows how cyber criminals have continued to exploit the global shift to hybrid working and target organizations across allRead More…
In the first half of 2021, ransomware attacks skyrocketed, eclipsing the entire volume for 2020 in only six months, according to the mid-year update to the 2021 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report published. In a new paradigm for cybercrime, SonicWall is analyzing how threat actors are using any means possible toRead More…
Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET highlights that cybercriminals may target the popular event with ransomware, phishing, or DDoS attacks in a bid to increase their notoriety or make money.Read More…
At-Bay, a cyber insurance company, has received $185 million at a $1.35 billion valuation to expand its business, as many in the cyber industry continue to suffer losses as a result of ransomware attacks. According to the firm, it just reached $160 million in annual recurring income, with premium growthRead More…
With an increased number of ransomware attacks, Dave Russell, VP, Enterprise Strategy, Veeam talks on how businesses can fight back. Ransomware attacks have bitten a gaping hole in the pockets of businesses who are having to pay extortionate ransoms in response to highly targeted attacks by sophisticated criminal organisations. TheRead More…
Sophos today announced that it has acquired Braintrace, further enhancing Sophos’ Adaptive Cybersecurity Ecosystem with Braintrace’s proprietary Network Detection and Response (NDR) technology.Read More…
Although Africa is not necessarily considered a focus area for the more sophisticated types of cybercriminal activity such as targeted attacks or advanced persistent threats (APTs), the continent is certainly not immune to these or other types of cyber risks, warn Kaspersky researchers.Read More…
Fady Younes, Cybersecurity Director, Middle East and Africa at Cisco elaborates on what to do while under a ransomware attack.Read More…
