Malware

Researchers said that the last few years saw malware authors adopting newer coding languages at a more rapid pace.

Average quarterly exposure to phishing attacks on mobile devices in the financial sector rose by 125% – and malware and app risk exposure increased by more than five times.

BakerHostetler, a law firm with a massive data and privacy presence, compiles data from their client's experiences to offer a rare lawyer's perspective on cyber statistics. SC spoke to Craig Hoffman, partner at BakerHostetler and the main editor of the report, about the real outcomes from breaches.

SEGs and sandbox rules are designed to spot them, and employees are trained to distrust them, so attackers are taking an alternate approach.

Cloud malware can be used to conduct reconnaissance, launch employee-to-employee attacks, and steal files and emails from cloud platforms.

Today’s columnist, Carolyn Crandall of Attivo Networks, says preventing ransomware attackers from taking over Active Directory stops them from targeting the most valuable data.