Category: Cybersecurity
‘Smishing’ scams grow 700% in six months, claims Which? report
Major banks and delivery companies are adopting a new best practice guide for texting customers as Which? reveals that ‘smishing’ - scam phone calls or texts - attacks have increased dramatically over the first six months of 2021. The worrying number of smishing scams in 2021 - including scam text messages pretending to be from…
4 in 10 malware downloads are malicious office docs
Even though infecting office documents with malware has been established for a long time, it is still very successful at tricking people. According to recent Atlas VPN team findings, 43% of all malware downloads are malicious office docs. Harmful office files are popular among cybercriminals as they usually can evade many antivirus software from detection. …
QakBot banking malware grows 65% in 2021
The number of users attacked with QakBot – a powerful banking Trojan - has grown 65% in the first seven months of 2021 compared to the same period in 2020, reaching 17,316 users worldwide. This rise has drawn the attention of Kaspersky researchers to the subject, leading them to review updates to the latest version…
3 Risky Scenarios For Your Identity Online
Since we use real data to create our digital identity (social security number, name, address, email addresses, and social media channels), we can see it is a bridge between the virtual and the real world. Now, most online users know not to make sensitive information public. Still, this can’t be helped when working with services…
Cyber breach one of biggest business risks in 2021
Over the years, cyber-attacks and data breaches have become one of the biggest risks in the business sector, compromising sensitive data and causing a massive financial hit to companies and organizations worldwide. According to data presented by BuyShares.co.uk, more than 40% of companies feel threatened by cyber incidents and find it the most concerning business risk…
How Can Your Business Benefit from Veeam Object Lock?
Anyone who owns or runs a business wants to ensure that it is properly protected, and this includes a range of protective measures ranging from security for the premises to safeguarding digital data. When it comes to the latter, putting the right protective measures in place is crucial given the reliance of most businesses on…
Fingerprint Biometrics Market to Reach $8.5B by 2026
Recent market research from Imarc has suggested that fingerprint biometrics are on target to enjoy a 14.64% CAGR until 2026. On current trends, this would mean a total market value of $8.5 billion in just five more years, a massive expansion on current biometric performance. Though industry spectators have determined this growth will be limited…
Brits take cybersecurity more seriously at home than on the move
Young workers are tired of home working – and their careers are taking the hit. Meanwhile, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has urged young professionals to return to the office if they want to progress in their early careers, as it’s impossible to forge develop working networks and relationships via Zoom. It’s likely that we’ll see…
Over 300 million ransomware attacks recorded in first half of 2021, claims study
In the first half of 2021, ransomware attacks skyrocketed, eclipsing the entire volume for 2020 in only six months, according to the mid-year update to the 2021 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report published today. With high-profile attacks against established technology and infrastructure, ransomware is now more prevalent than ever. Through the first half of 2021, SonicWall recorded…
Just 5% of Brits trust tech firms with data, claims study
In modern society, many of us find ourselves giving more and more of our personal data to better experience and use products/services provided by a range of industries. One of those key industries is the tech sector. Interested in data protection, MoneyTransfers.com analysed the latest data from YouGov, to establish which countries in the world…
