- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- March 30th, 2016
Angler Accounted for More than Half of Active Exploit Kit Installs in Q4 2015
Malicious domains near record-level numbers
- Data Breaches
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- February 29th, 2016
Data Breaches Exposed 707 Million Records During 2015
Security analysts recorded 1,673 data breaches
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- January 27th, 2016
500 Gbps DDoS Attack Recorded in 2015, Biggest One Yet
500 Gbps DDoS attack surpasses last year's 400 Gbps mark
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- January 22nd, 2016
44 Percent of Companies Encrypting Data Is Not Enough
Most companies use encryption to protect proprietary data
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- January 18th, 2016
Health and Finance Mobile Apps Still Incredibly Insecure
Android finance apps more secure than iOS apps
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- January 18th, 2016
The Number of Flash Vulnerabilities Tripled in 2015
Over ten crypto-ransomware families detected in 2015
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- December 22nd, 2015
Phishing Emails Are Most Effective on the Same Day They're Sent
Report also shows that 67% of phishing victims open a second phishing email as well, stop only after the fourth
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- December 7th, 2015
US Government Interrogating DHS on Its Ransomware Policy
US Government doesn't like paying for ransomware decryptors
- Security Blog
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- December 2nd, 2015
Increased Number of Financial Transactions via Mobile Devices Puts Enterprises at Risk
1 in 3 companies uses mobile apps for financial transactions
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- November 13th, 2015
2015: WordPress Sites Saw a 250 Percent Rise in Attacks
Healthcare sector was also hit hard by hackers
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- November 11th, 2015
iOS Apps Plagued by More High-Critical Vulnerabilities When Compared to Android
On average there are 9 vulnerabilities in each app
- Advisories
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- November 10th, 2015
Report: We're Going to See More Ransomware, Less Hacktivism in 2016
33 Intel Security experts weigh in on threats for 2016
- Security Blog
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- November 3rd, 2015
Financial and Mobile-Targeting Malware Increased During the Past 3 Months
Most of the detected malware strings are adware
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 26th, 2015
One of the Biggest Security Risks: Naive People Connecting Lost USBs to Their PCs
The first rule of Fight Club is that you do not pick up lost USBs sticks and then connect them to your PC
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 26th, 2015
12 New Malware Strands Are Discovered Every Minute
Banking trojans are becoming popular with cyber-crooks
- Data Breaches
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- September 25th, 2015
Microsoft Office Documents Are Favorite Targets in Data Breaches
21% of all data breaches are simple accidents
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- September 20th, 2015
It Usually Takes Half a Million Dollars to Recover from a Data Breach
9 in 10 companies admit to suffering a data breach