Cybersecurity Essentials

Threats & Attacks

Given the sophistication of cyber-attacks, cybersecurity has become a central focus to protect people and their personal data. Learn more about the common threats we all face in an age when companies are undergoing a digital transformation.

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Threats And Attacks

@securityaffairs shared
On Feb 9, 2021
@arturodicorinto @viperaviola The six biggest #cyberattacks of #2020 https://t.co/Wq8MARS5il #securityaffairs #hacking
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The six biggest cyberattacks of 2020

The six biggest cyberattacks of 2020

2020 may be known as the year of cyberattacks, with the attack surface available to threat actors expanding massively during the year.

@paulsparrows shared
On Feb 8, 2021
I have published the interactive timeline of the main #cyberattacks occurred in the second half of January 2021. In this fortnight I have collected 80 events characterized by #ransomware and a growing number of #megabreaches https://t.co/RnLGxvcosA
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16-31 January 2021 Cyber Attacks Timeline

16-31 January 2021 Cyber Attacks Timeline

It’s time to publish the second timeline of January 2021 covering the main cyber attacks occurred in the second half of this month. In this timeline, I have collected...

@SCMagazine shared
On Feb 8, 2021
Jamie Hart of @digitalshadows offered news insight into recent hospital #ransomware attacks https://t.co/kHAP8GgNUq
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Conti ransomware gang tied to latest attacks on hospitals in Florida and Texas

Conti ransomware gang tied to latest attacks on hospitals in Florida and Texas

At least tens of thousands of sensitive medical files were posted to a blog on the dark web that the hackers used to extort the two hospital chains.

@securityaffairs shared
On Feb 6, 2021
Packaging giant #WestRock is still working to resume after recent #Ransomware Attack https://t.co/XZD1YPUYDs #securityaffairs #hacking
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Packaging giant WestRock is still working to resume after recent Ransomware Attack

Packaging giant WestRock is still working to resume after recent Ransomware Attack

Packaging giant WestRock revealed this week that the recent ransomware attack impacted the company’s IT and operational technology (OT) systems. American corrugated packaging company ...

@helpnetsecurity shared
On Feb 8, 2021
Identity verification market to grow steadily in the next few years - https://t.co/wsrTTp0GTq - @researchmarkets #cybersecurity #security #infosecurity #itsecurity #CISO #cybersecuritynews #securitynews #market #identity #forecast #trends https://t.co/Dw8TM67bO8
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Identity verification market to grow steadily in the next few years

Identity verification market to grow steadily in the next few years

The identity verification market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 13.1% over the forecast period 2020 to 2025.

@securityaffairs shared
On Feb 8, 2021
@CheckPointSouth @CheckPointSW #DomesticKitten has been conducting surveillance targeting over 1,000 individuals https://t.co/PKyYUUpEth #securityaffairs #hacking #Iran
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Iran-linked APT group Domestic Kitten, also tracked as APT-C-50, has been conducting widespread surveillance targeting over 1,000 individuals.

Iran-linked APT group Domestic Kitten, also tracked as APT-C-50, has been conducting widespread surveillance targeting over 1,000 individuals.

Iran-linked APT group Domestic Kitten, also tracked as APT-C-50, has been conducting widespread surveillance targeting over 1,000 individuals. Domestic Kitten, also tracked as APT-C-50, is ...

@cyberdefensemag shared
On Feb 8, 2021
@cyberdefensemag Publisher @miliefsky Sharing an important story about A Third Of Americans Trust Facebook #cybersecurity #CYBER #SECURITY in this #CDM #EXCLUSIVE https://t.co/citIqpCvkz by Kathryn Robinson @PrivacyTiger who we hope to see @RSAConference 2021 #CDM https://t.co/sxeuCe5bec
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A Third Of Americans Trust Facebook With Personal Data More Than Government, Study Shows

A Third Of Americans Trust Facebook With Personal Data More Than Government, Study Shows

The level of trust in Facebook versus the government also varies between demographic groups. By Kathryn Robinson, Privacy Expert, Privacy Tiger In today’s ever-changing data-driven society, ...

@Treadstone71LLC shared
On Feb 8, 2021
How Cyber-warfare is a looming threat in the fast-changing technological world https://t.co/Oh2ZSStAdY
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How Cyber-warfare is a looming threat in the fast-changing technological world

How Cyber-warfare is a looming threat in the fast-changing technological world

A cyber attack is no less lethal than a nuclear attack. It could cripple financial systems, stock markets, navigation systems of ships at sea or airplanes in air, and shut down industrial ...