Tag Archives: cyber security

Businesses under rising ransomware attack threats ahead of Black Friday

According to the recent findings by the Atlas VPN team, retail and commerce businesses are under rising ransomware attack threats ahead of Black Friday sales. Furthermore, malware and social engineering attacks are at the top of methods used to threaten businesses. In Q1 2020, the ransomware attack percentage among malware attacks on retail …

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Zyxel teams with Avira on threat detection

Cloudbox API from Avira OEM, part of NortonLifeLock’s offerings now integrates with Zyxel’s Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) firewalls. Users will benefit from sandboxing architecture, which enables better detection rates and faster response times to zero-day attacks. Alongside sandbox enhancements, users of Zyxel’s ATP firewalls will be able to take advantage …

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What the experts advise on how to stop phishing attacks

With the UK Government estimating that cybercrime costs the UK economy £2.7 billion per year, and phishing attacks acting as the most common cyber threat business face, IT experts have revealed what businesses should look out for and steps they can take in an attempt to prevent the attacks. Last year, …

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ConnectWise unveils new security measures

ConnectWise has announced a series of innovative new product developments and programs. First up is the company’s launch if Asio to manage both physical and virtual endpoints along with cloud applications and infrastructure, IoT and more. ConnectWise can deliver automation and access for support in all these areas and has …

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NortonLifeLock unveils New look for Norton brand

NortonLifeLock has unveiled a new revised look for its Norton brand, which it claims is to represent the bright side to the very dark problem that is cybercrime. “Cybercriminals are persistent and technically-sophisticated but with Norton we are focused on making it simple and easy for you to be in …

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Report finds MSPs saving nearly $230K and five hours per cybersecurity incident response

New research from Acronis shows that consolidating and integrating cybersecurity, backup, and disaster recovery services produces $229,159 in savings on average and reduces the time required to recover from a breach or data loss incident by an average of five hours. Conducted by Vanson Bourne, the report “MSPs Speak: Cybersecurity and …

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British cyber security startup Risk Ledger  secures £2.1m funding

British cyber security company Risk Ledger has raised £2.1 million in seed funding. Haydn Brooks, founder and CEO at Risk Ledger said: “The past 18 months have been a period of rapid growth in the company. We grew our client base and our user numbers have sky-rocketed despite the significant …

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Kaspersky launches new cyberthreat insights service

If you have a cybersecurity question then cyber security specialist Kaspersky could have the answer. Or is at least is prepared to give it a go with its new “Ask the Analyst service” by which you can submit a question to its researchers for their opinions and guidance on cyberthreats …

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Netacea Index Identifies Top Five Scalper Bot Targets

Netacea’s Top Five Scalper Bots Quarterly Index covers April to June 2021 and shows a mix of technology and fashion as the most frequently targeting items by scalper bots. The top five items targeted by scalper bots in Q2 2021 were: Air Jordan Retro 1 High OG sneakers: These popular shoes …

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A Boom Summer Cyber Threats: Voxility Stops DDoS Attacks larger than 1Tbps Every Two days

Voxility is reported to have stopped multiple 1Tbps+ waves of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks on its customers’ digital infrastructure in July and August 2021. Unlike previous periods, DDoS attacks are being co-ordinated to start with extremely high volumes of traffic followed by frequent but low intensity attacks. The …

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