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KnowBe4 launches AI-native platform AIDA to tighten security

Tue, 12th Mar 2024
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KnowBe4 launches AI-native platform, AIDA, automating security awareness and training selection to guard against AI exploitation by cybercriminals.
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Kaspersky reveals phishing campaign targeting SMBs

Fri, 1st Mar 2024
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cloud services
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Kaspersky reveals a sophisticated phishing campaign aimed at small and medium-sized businesses using SendGrid to dupe victims.
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Global surge in DDoS attacks causes dire financial consequences

Tue, 20th Feb 2024
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A new report indicates a rise in global Distributed Denial of Service DDoS attacks in 2023, with attack durations soaring 400%.
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Aussies struggle to identify AI in love scams, McAfee study shows

Wed, 14th Feb 2024
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New research unveils that while 41% of men use AI for online dating, there's growing concern over authenticity, with 40% of Australians encountering fake profiles and 25% chatted with a potential partner who turned out to be a fraudster.
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Cisco unveils Identity Intelligence to bolster AI-driven security

Wed, 14th Feb 2024
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Cisco introduces Identity Intelligence, marking a significant step towards an integrated, AI-driven, cross-domain security platform.
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QR code attacks surge on C-Suite executives, reveals Abnormal Security report

Sat, 10th Feb 2024
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email security
Cybercriminals are increasingly employing quishing attacks, utilising malicious QR codes to target high-ranking officials and smaller businesses, reveals AI-native cloud email security platform, Abnormal Security.
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Unseen surge in cyber attacks blocked by Avast in 2023

Thu, 8th Feb 2024
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email security
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digital entertainment
Avast blocked 10 billion cyberattacks in 2023, up 49% on the prior year, with cybercriminals deploying sophisticated methods including deepfake scams and exploiting PDF files and Google OAuth to steal user information.
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'New year, new threats' warns cybersecurity CTO in UK

Wed, 7th Feb 2024
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data protection
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As holiday season cyber threats increase, CTO of Espria, Dave Adamson, highlights the crucial need for businesses to tighten security.
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Taylor Swift victim of AI-generated explicit images: a wake-up call

Fri, 2nd Feb 2024
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AI-generated explicit images of pop star Taylor Swift cause uproar, marking a chilling illustration of the technology's misuse and intensifying ethical concerns over AI regulation.
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UK businesses defy policies to pay ransomware attacks at alarming rate

Wed, 31st Jan 2024
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Despite policies against it, 97% of UK businesses have paid ransoms following cyberattacks in the past two years, reveals alarming research from Cohesity.
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Venafi launches solution to combat software supply chain attacks

Fri, 26th Jan 2024
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malware
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virtualisation
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application security
Venafi has unveiled the Stop Unauthorized Code Solution, designed to bolster enterprise security against software supply chain attacks by preventing unauthorised code in any operating system.
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Egress report highlights rising concern over phishing threats

Mon, 22nd Jan 2024
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email security
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Egress' Email Security Risk Report reveals that 94% of organisations have fallen victim to phishing attempts, demonstrating an alarming escalation in cyber threats.
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Keeper Security introduces hardware key as sole 2FA method

Thu, 18th Jan 2024
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Keeper Security boosts cybersecurity with new support for hardware security keys as the solitary Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) method to deter remote attacks.
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CybeReady debuts QR code 'Quishing' simulation tool for 2024

Thu, 18th Jan 2024
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In response to the surge in Quishing attacks, cybersecurity firm CybeReady introduces advanced QR Code Phishing Simulations and QR safety-centric 'Awareness Bites' into training platform.
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CybeReady introduces new QR code phishing simulations

Thu, 18th Jan 2024
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CybeReady has introduced QR Code Phishing Simulations to its training suite, to arm businesses against the rising trend of quishing.
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The 2023 ransomware stats: A look back to plan ahead

Mon, 15th Jan 2024
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ransomware
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breach prevention
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risk & compliance
What can the 2023 ransomware stats tell us about the year that was, and how can we use them to plan for the year ahead?.
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Over 4,000 fraudulent e-shops mimic post-Christmas sales

Tue, 9th Jan 2024
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online shopping
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avast
Fraudulent e-shops imitating popular fashion brands have exploited post-Christmas sales to steal personal and payment data from unsuspecting shoppers.
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McAfee unveils AI tool to defend against deepfake audio at CES 2024

Mon, 8th Jan 2024
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McAfee Corp unveils Project Mockingbird, an AI-powered technology with a 90% accuracy rate for detecting deepfake audio, at CES 2024, enhancing defences against AI-enabled scams.
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Christmas marked by sophisticated cyberattacks on retailers

Tue, 2nd Jan 2024
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Cybercriminals utilised new tactics across wider timeframes to launch complex attacks on online retailers during the 2023 holiday season.
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Financial sector tops list for cyber attacks – report

Thu, 28th Dec 2023
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datacentre infrastructure
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phishing
Netwrix report identifies financial industry as prime cybercriminal target with 77% recording attacks in past year.