Security News > 2023 > July > Week in review: Fileless attacks increase 1,400%, consumers ditch brands hit by ransomware

The rise in cyber extortion attacks and its impact on business securityIn this Help Net Security video, Charl van der Walt, Head of Security Research at Orange Cyberdefense, discusses cyber extortion attacks and their expansion to new regions.

75% of consumers prepared to ditch brands hit by ransomwareAs 40% of consumers harbor skepticism regarding organizations' data protection capabilities, 75% would shift to alternate companies following a ransomware attack, according to Object First.

How ransomware impacts the healthcare industryIn this Help Net Security video, Steve Gwizdala, VP of Healthcare at ForgeRock, discusses how vigilance and new ways of enhancing cybersecurity measures will be crucial to healthcare organizations and businesses responsible for protecting consumers' online information - across the entire supply chain.

Fileless attacks increase 1,400%Aggregated honeypot data, over a six-month period, showed that more than 50% of the attacks focused on defense evasion, according to Aqua Security.

One third of security breaches go unnoticed by security professionalsWhile surface-level confidence around hybrid cloud security is high, with 94% of global respondents stating their security tools and processes provide them with complete visibility and insights into their IT infrastructure, the reality is nearly one third of security breaches aren't spotted by IT and security professionals, according to Gigamon.

Small organizations face security threats on a limited budgetSmall organizations face the same security threats as organizations overall but have less resources to address them, according to Netwrix.

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