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 DomainTools, the leader in domain name and DNS-based cyber threat intelligence, today announced the results of a survey which found that nearly a third (28%) of cyber security professionals have bought domain names to deflect business away from competitors. Cybersquatting, like most cybercrime, is done for profit and is designed to steal legitimate internet traffic meant for corporate homepages. Over a third (37%) of respondents said that they had been a target of this, and...

If the last few months have taught us anything, it’s that enterprises clearly need to take a long hard look at the cyber security they have in place.  One thing is clear – cyber threats now present a bigger risk to organisations than ever before.  Considering the huge growth in the number of new ransomware families (an increase of 752% since 2015), online extortion has become a major issue and one that businesses must address....

Results from the latest Zurich SME Risk Index have revealed that almost one in six (16%) SMEs have fallen victim to a cyber-attack in the last 12 months, equating to more than 875,000 nationwide.* Businesses in London are the worst affected with almost a quarter (23%) reporting that they have suffered a breach within this period.   Of businesses that were affected, more than a fifth (21%) reported that it cost them over £10,000 and...

Malwarebytes™, the leading advanced malware prevention, and remediation solution released its “Second Annual State of Ransomware Report” today, conducted by Osterman Research. The multi-country study surveyed 1,054 companies across the United States, France, U.K., Germany, Australia, and Singapore and revealed that almost half (49 per cent) of UK businesses believe the ransom demanded should be paid following a ransomware attack, compared to 42 per cent globally. Among UK-based organisations that did not pay the extortion fee,...

Mimecast Limited (NASDAQ: MIME), a leading email and data security company, today announced the results of its third quarterly Email Security Risk Assessment (ESRA), a report of the results of tests which measure the effectiveness of incumbent email security systems. This quarter’s assessment noted a continued challenge of securing organizations from malicious attachments, dangerous files types, impersonation attacks, as well as spam – with nearly a quarter of “unsafe” email being delivered to users’ inboxes....

Hacking is a growing problem globally and attacks on all organisations, UK universities included, continue to increase. So, what is the higher education sector doing to combat the problem? A new survey* indicates that universities’ cyber security budgets are increasing rapidly, but investment alone is not enough to tackle the problem. Raising awareness of threats, what they look like and what to do about them is a key defence in the fight to protect cyber...

Thycotic, a provider of privileged account management (PAM) and endpoint privilege management solutions for more than 7,500 organizations worldwide, today announced the release of its first annual 2017 State of Cybersecurity Metrics Report which analyzes key findings from a Security Measurement Index (SMI) benchmark Survey of more than 400 global business and security executives around the world. Based on internationally accepted standards for security embodied in ISO 27001, as well as best practices from industry...

One year ago, on 25 July 2016, the No More Ransom initiative was launched by the Dutch National Police, Europol, McAfee and Kaspersky Lab. Today there are more than 100 partners, as major ransomware attacks continue to dominate the news, hitting businesses, governments and individuals all over the world. The threat of ransomware is escalating The number of ransomware incidents has soared since 2012, with criminals lured by the promise of profit and ease of...

For the legal industry to effectively address the rising threat of online scams, cyber awareness training amongst staff must act as its first-line of defence, according to business continuity and disaster recovery service provider Databarracks. This follows recent findings from the Law Society, which revealed that more than a quarter of law firms in England and Wales were targeted by fraudsters last year, with most of the attempted scams taking place online. Peter Groucutt, managing...

IT security professionals have predicted that DDoS attacks will become more frequent and devastating in the year ahead, with many already preparing for attacks that could disrupt the UK's Brexit negotiations and cause outages worldwide, according to new research from Corero Network Security, a leading provider of real-time DDoS defence solutions. More than half (57%) of respondents to the survey, which polled around 100 security professionals at the Infosecurity Europe conference in London, believe that the...