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Businesses face $2.58 million in losses per hour from bots

Fri, 20th Dec 2024
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Cequence warns businesses could face average losses of USD $2.58 million per hour this December due to surging malicious bot traffic and fraud.
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New AI tool SecureGPT launched to aid retail loss prevention

Thu, 12th Dec 2024
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Appriss Retail has launched SecureGPT, a generative AI tool aimed at enhancing data analysis for retail loss prevention specialists.
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UK IT leaders say £145K cyber loss needed for execs to act

Wed, 15th May 2024
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UK cybersecurity leaders are downplaying risks amid boardroom pressure, with many believing a £145k financial loss is needed to spur executive action.
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State-affiliated threat actors attribute 57% of all known web app incidents over last five years - Report

Tue, 27th Jul 2021
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cloud security
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application security
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cybersecurity
According to a multi-source report, state-affiliated threat actors attributed to 57% of all known web application incidents over the last five years.
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Global cybercrime losses rapidly approaching trillion-dollar mark - McAfee report

Wed, 9th Dec 2020
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Global losses from cybercrime are close to becoming a 'trillion-dollar' shackle that is weighing down the global economy.
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Unprotected machine identities costing firms billions - report

Tue, 3rd Mar 2020
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global economy
Poorly protected machine identities are costing firms between USD $51 billion and USD $72 billion globally, according to a report by Venafi and AIR Worldwide.