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6 key mobile and IoT/OT attack trend findings

Network World

To shed light on this burgeoning threat landscape, the Zscaler ThreatLabz research team conducted a detailed analysis of mobile and IoT/OT attack trends from June 2023 to May 2024. Top Mobile and IoT/OT trends Rise in financially-motivated mobile threats, including a 111% rise in spyware and 29% growth in banking malware.

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Are Your Firewalls and VPNs the Weakest Link in Your Security Stack?

Network World

Cybercriminals began to use social engineering techniques to trick people into giving up their personal information, and they developed new malware that could evade traditional security measures. This philosophy demands rigorous and continuous authentication and authorization procedures before granting access to any resources or systems.

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Top 5 Security Trends for CIOs

CIO Business Intelligence

Multifactor authentication fatigue and biometrics shortcomings Multifactor authentication (MFA) is a popular technique for strengthening the security around logins. A second, more pernicious risk is the fact that ChatGPT can write malware. The malware itself is easy to buy on the Dark Web.

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Don’t break the bank: Stopping ransomware from getting the best of your business

Network World

The first step to preventing these attacks begins with an understanding of the latest trends, techniques, and motivations of cyberattackers. The life cycle of a cyberattack Regardless of the method that threat actors use to commit cyberattacks—phishing, malware, and, yes, ransomware—the stages of every attack are remarkably similar.

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The 5 S’s of cyber resilience: How to rethink enterprise data security and management

CIO Business Intelligence

Security: Protecting your backups is the last line of defense As ransomware and malware evolve, attackers increasingly target backup systems traditionally considered the last line of defense. This trend has forced organizations to fundamentally rethink their approach to backup security.

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More connected, less secure: Addressing IoT and OT threats to the enterprise

CIO Business Intelligence

Weak authentication and authorization: One of the foremost vulnerabilities in IoT deployments stems from inadequate authentication and authorization practices. In fact, two notorious botnets, Mirai and Gafgyt, are major contributors to a recent surge in IoT malware attacks. of the total number of attempted IoT malware attacks.

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Triumfant Launches Memory Process Scanner Module to Detect and Stop In-Memory Attacks

CTOvision

Editor’s note: In-memory computing has been a fast growing trend in enterprise IT. Solution provides real-time detection, identification, and mitigation of advanced malware that operates in endpoint volatile memory . In the case of an exploit, the malware injects itself into a normal process. By Bob Gourley. – bg.

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