All cyber attack articles – Page 7
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AnalysisRansomware cartels “expand the playbook” - CyberCube
Criminals will continue to target high-profile organisations, having researched their ability to pay a ransom prior to the attack
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AnalysisGDPR fines nearly €300 million
The EU has issued a total of 648 penalties since the regulation was introduced three years ago
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AnalysisAmrae: Cyber insurers in “vicious cycle”
Claims frequency and severity grew substantially between 2019 and 2020, outpacing cyber insurance premium growth
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AnalysisSocial engineering: Sophisticated and underinsured
Social engineering attacks are on the rise, but losses can pose a grey area where insurance is concerned
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AnalysisFirms stuck in ‘response’ mode - Deloitte
Over half of organisations have faced a risk incident due to third-party failure during COVID-19 pandemic
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AnalysisAXA’s Asian operations hit by ransomware attack
It comes a week after the insurer said it would be dropping extortion payments when underwriting cyber-insurance policies in France
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AnalysisRansomware: ‘Don’t pay’, urges UK government
Paying a ransom does not guarantee a successful outcome and will not protect networks from future attacks, says home secretary
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AnalysisColonial Pipeline attack exposes ransomware “pandemic”
CISA urges organisations to take action to strengthen cyber security following US critical infrastructure attack
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AnalysisCloud dependency brings systemic risk potential
During the last six months, Amazon, Google and Microsoft Azure have all experienced significant service outages - CyberCube
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AnalysisHiscox cyber study suggests complacency
German firms were hardest hit by cyber attacks and ransomware is now commonplace, with one in six firms targeted
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AnalysisGovernments most targeted by ransomware attacks
The government sector was most affected by ransomware attacks in 2020, followed by banking and manufacturing
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AnalysisCyber tops list of concerns for D&Os
The shift towards WFH has heightened cyber attack and data loss risks, with exposures for senior managers, finds survey
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AnalysisRansomware costs to reach $20 billion in 2021
Only 40% of organisations report having adequate remote work strategies to manage the risks associated with WFH, finds Aon cyber report
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AnalysisCyber: Critical industries bombarded during pandemic
As firms scaled-up cloud computing during lockdown, they did not always scale up their security processes at the same rate
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AnalysisMS Exchange attacks to hit larger firms
Large firms in Germany and US at high risk of recent cyber attacks on the servers running Microsoft’s email services
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OpinionThe art of the con
Cyber security strategist Eddie Doyle explains how social engineering attacks prey on individuals’ vulnerabilities
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AnalysisInsurer CNA hit by cyber attack
The insurer, which underwrites cyber insurance via subsidiary CNA Hardy, said the “sophisticated” attack on 21 March caused network disruption
