Copycats using well-known threat actor names, such as Fancy Bear and Armada Collective, are launching extortion campaigns tied to distributed denial-of-service attacks against financial institutions, according to Akamai's Security Intelligence Research Team.
Researchers at the security firm Kaspersky say distributed denial-of-service attacks increased dramatically in the second quarter, most likely as a result of the shift to a remote workforce because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The cyber threat & fraud landscape is ever-changing, and the attackers are upping the game with more sophisticated and advanced attacks on the organizations. Our panel of cybersecurity industry leaders will cover how to detect, mitigate and navigate through the emerging risks.
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The FBI is warning of an increase in distributed denial-of-service attacks using amplification techniques that are targeting U.S. organizations. The bureau notes that it's seen an uptick in attack attempts since February.
It's common for security researchers to be ignored when reporting a software vulnerability. The latest example - vulnerabilities found by Independent Security Evaluators in a router made by China-based Tenda.
New research shows why planning for a long-term remote workforce is critical and which approaches to turn to during COVID-19 and beyond.
For those tasked with protecting network security, the work-from-home model creates unprecedented challenges at a time when teams are already doing more with less while facing a...
Last year, 81 percent of organizations experienced one or more successful cyberattacks.
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Fraud is constantly evolving. As organizations close one door to fraud, fraudsters find another. We track cybercrime to help us develop industry-leading fraud prevention solutions. You can use this information to help you stay one step ahead.
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CyberGRX and Ponemon Institute surveyed 581 IT security and 302 C-suite executives to determine what impact digital transformation is having on cybersecurity and how prepared organizations are to deal with that impact. In some instances, we highlight the differences between IT Security and C-level respondents....
Kaiji, a newly discovered botnet, is compromising Linux servers and IoT devices using brute-force methods that target the SSH protocol, according to the security firm Intezer. The botnet has the capability to launch DDoS attacks.
Security and risk experts from Forrester and Neustar advise on what you need to know about today's cyberthreats, including website vulnerabilities, APIs, third-party party scripts, nefarious bots and DDoS attacks.
We typically think of supply chain attacks as stealthy attacks on hardware components, such as malware on laptops and network devices. But this particular supply chain attack was an attack on a service provider.
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