Cybercriminals are exploiting the notoriety of NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware to dupe victims on the dark web, according to cybersecurity firm CloudSEK. This revelation comes just weeks after Apple warned...

Well-known ransomware gang LockBit has been usurped as the world’s top ransomware gang, according to a recent report from NCC Group. For the past eight months, LockBit has led the...

Differentiating between manual and bot attacks, and homing in on human ones in particular, can give security professionals a leg up on combatting fraud attempts versus corporate systems. According to...

Artificial intelligence (AI) holds significant promise to increase productivity across business functions, and cybersecurity is no exception. Arguably no area of the security operation is more poised to benefit from...

Cybersecurity continues to remain one of the biggest concerns in global information technology in 2024 following a year that saw security incidents continue to grow at an alarming rate. After...

The shutdown of BlackCat (ALPHV) in March and the law enforcement disruption of LockBit infrastructure in February have created a void in the ransomware ecosystem that’s quickly being filled by...

Spear phishing definition Spear phishing is a direct, targeted email attack aimed at specific individuals that appears to come from a trusted sender. In spear phishing, attackers often use information...

Windows Recall, the new feature that records a user’s screen at regular intervals, has been labelled a “privacy nightmare” due to potential data privacy and security risks. Microsoft announced the generative...

In its frontline threat intelligence report for the first quarter of 2024, risk and financial advisory firm Kroll revealed that, as in virtually every other industry, cyber criminals are using...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a US government lab that publishes standards for government agencies to safely use cryptography, has just announced the winners of a six-year-long...