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FortiGuard Labs reports an increase of 50% in wiper malware

Fri, 24th Feb 2023
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malware
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ransomware
Ransomware threats remain at peak levels with no evidence of slowing down globally with new variants enabled by Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS).
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Iran-sponsored group using GitHub to deploy custom malware

Tue, 13th Dec 2022
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advanced persistent threat protection
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apm
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software development
The Secureworks Counter Threat Unit (CTU) has uncovered a subgroup of Iranian Cobalt Mirage using GitHub to store and deploy malware.
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Dramatic uptick in threat activity with exploits growing nearly 150%

Thu, 11th Aug 2022
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exploits
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log4j
Threat activity has spiked in Q2 2022, with malware events rising by 25%, botnets doubling, and exploit activity growing almost 150%, says Nuspire's report.
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New report reveals evolving techniques targeting cloud-native environments

Fri, 6th May 2022
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virtualisation
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application security
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open source
Companies are adopting cloud-native technologies faster than ever before. Unfortunately, with new technology comes new threats and challenges.
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Cloud threat actors hone in on vulnerabilities, report finds

Thu, 31st Mar 2022
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
As world governments issue warnings over the increasing cyber crime threat, the report's findings highlight common threats businesses should protect against.
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Log4Shell threat remains extremely high - Barracuda

Thu, 3rd Mar 2022
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firewalls
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ddos
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breach prevention
The quantity of cyber attacks targeting the Log4Shell complex of vulnerabilities in Log4j still remains extremely high, according to Barracuda Networks.
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Trend Micro helps uncover critical file sharing Samba bug

Thu, 10th Feb 2022
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cybersecurity
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trend micro
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cyber attacks
Trend Micro discovers critical vulnerability in Samba file sharing protocol, advises urgent patching for affected organisations.