Security News > 2016 > September > Ransomware usage explodes, as app, browser and plug-in vulnerabilities increase (Help Net Security)
2016-09-14 13:30
Bromium conducted research on cyber attacks and threats affecting enterprise security over the last six months. The good news is while the number of vulnerabilities is steadily increasing, not all exploitable vulnerabilities are actually exploited. The bad news is, criminals are working harder to get protected data. As a result, there’s been an uptick in recent high-profile data breaches and ransomware attacks. Vulnerabilities are on the rise, with 516 reported to the National Vulnerability Database … More →
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