Security News

Global Cyber Attacks to Double from 2020 to 2024, Report Finds
2024-10-01 14:19

A report from insurer QBE predicts that the world will experience 211 significant cyber attacks this year, marking a 105% increase over four years.

Tor says it’s "still safe" amid reports of police deanonymizing users
2024-09-19 19:15

The Tor Project is attempting to assure users that the network is still safe after a recent investigative report warned that law enforcement from Germany and other countries are working together...

Two-Thirds of Security Leaders Consider Banning AI-Generated Code, Report Finds
2024-09-18 16:26

Security leaders don’t believe developers check the quality of the AI-generated code with as much rigour as they do their own, according to a report from Venafi.

Top 3 Threat Report Insights for Q2 2024
2024-09-12 10:51

Cato CTRL (Cyber Threats Research Lab) has released its Q2 2024 Cato CTRL SASE Threat Report. The report highlights critical findings based on the analysis of a staggering 1.38 trillion network...

Three Quarters of Dependency Vulnerability Patches Lead to Breakages, Report Finds
2024-09-12 07:01

Minor updates break clients 94% of the time, while version upgrades cause issues 95% of the time, according to Endor Labs researchers.

The State of the Virtual CISO Report: MSP/MSSP Security Strategies for 2025
2024-09-06 09:37

The 2024 State of the vCISO Report continues Cynomi’s tradition of examining the growing popularity of virtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO) services. According to the independent...

CISA Flags Critical Apache OFBiz Flaw Amid Active Exploitation Reports
2024-08-28 06:50

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday added a critical security flaw affecting the Apache OFBiz open-source enterprise resource planning (ERP) system to its...

Three-Quarters of Companies Retain An Increasing Amount of Sensitive Data, Report Finds
2024-08-20 13:00

Perforce reveals that companies are struggling with increased sensitive data in non-production environments, leading to higher breach risks and compliance challenges.

SOCI Act 2024: Thales Report Reveals Critical Infrastructure Breaches in Australia
2024-08-19 21:20

The Critical Infrastructure Edition of the 2024 Data Threat Report, by technology organisation Thales, found that ransomware incidents at critical infrastructure organisations are on the rise globally - even as these organisations explore the applications and data risks of AI. In a conversation with TechRepublic, Thales' ANZ Director of Data Security Erick Reyes said ransomware attackers are most likely to target critical infrastructure organisations that hold critical data. Critical infrastructure organisations juggling ransomware and AI. Thales' report found that 42% of critical infrastructure organisations in all global markets surveyed were breached at some point in the past - 7% lower than all industries.

Threat Actors Increasingly Target macOS, Report Finds
2024-08-16 17:52

Intel471's new report reveals macOS is increasingly targeted by threat actors, who develop specific malware for the operating system or use cross-platform languages to achieve their goals on macOS computers. More malware than ever on macOS. Between January 2023 and July 2024, the researchers observed more than 40 threat actors targeting macOS systems with different malware types, the most popular being infostealers and trojans.