Research by Check Point has uncovered serious vulnerabilities in the user login process of Fortnite, the immensely popular online battle royale game. The flaws, which have recently been patched, could …
Don’t Ignore These 10 Global Business Risks In 2019
In order for companies to thrive in 2019, business leaders need to prepare for a great number of cyberthreats and other risks. According to Chloe Demrovsky, CEO of Disaster Recovery Institutce …
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Cryptocurrency mining malware is the number one malware menace – again
The latest edition of Check Point's Most Wanted Malware list indicates that cryptojackers - malware that covertly mines cryptocurrency on infected devices - remain the most prevalent type of malware. …
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Criminals wielding Ryuk ransomware specialize in targeting enterprises
Research by CrowdStrike and FireEye sheds light on the success and modus operandi of Grim Spider, the threat group behind Ryuk ransomware. Over the last six months, Grim Spider has only gone after …
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Arm yourselves for healthcare’s cybersecurity war
US healthcare organizations (HCOs) are highly popular targets for cyberattacks for two reasons. First of all, HCOs are easy to breach, since a majority of them lack a proper cybersecurity program …
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Unpatched Flaws in Building Access System Allow Hackers to Create Fake Badges
New research by Tenable has found serious vulnerabilities affecting PremiSys, a building access control system by US firm IDenticard that is used by tens of thousands of government agencies, schools, …
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Average Cost of Cyberattack Now Exceeds $1 Million
According to new research by Radware, an average cyberattack now costs over $1 million. If only exact calculations of costs for organziations are taken into account and estimates are omitted, the …
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The Weaponization Of Artificial Intelligence
The rapid proliferation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies has spawned an AI arms race that makes the weaponization of AI seem inevitable. However, Jayshree Pandya, CEO of Risk Group LLC, …
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Cyberattack on Treasury bonds could be the missing ingredient for next economic crisis
New research shows that the massive increase in government debt in the US and other countries since the financial crisis of 2007-2009, has created a situation in which a targeted cyber attack could …
Filled with malware, phishing and scams, does the web need a safety manual?
Cybercrime is a booming economy estimated to cost the world $600bn per year. Naturally, the rise of cybercrime is connected to the ever-increasing importance of the Internet in modern life. However, …
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