Threat stories

"The abuse of email inbox rules is an effective attack tactic that provides stealth and is easy to implement once an attacker has compromised an account."

"This urgent need can drive IT security teams to look into using smart machines in augmenting their organisation's cyber defences."

Improper gaming habits can lead to malware and viruses, account takeover, identity theft, swatting and doxing, spyware, data breaches, DDoS attacks and more.

Radware, a provider of cyber security and application delivery solutions, has released its first half of the 2023 Global Threat Analysis Report.

The findings mark a 154% increase year-on-year (198 attacks in July 2022), and a 16% rise on the previous month (434 attacks in June 2023).

Rapid7 released its 2023 Mid-Year Threat Review, which provides a detailed snapshot of the attack landscape in the first six months of this year.

Email is the most exploited threat vector; phishing remains borderless; and attackers are increasingly impersonating trusted name brands.

The 2023 Global Cloud Threat Report breaks down what is lurking in some software supply chains and how automation has been weaponised in the cloud.

"AI tools like ChatGPT are taking the world by storm, but the technology is already being used by opportunistic threat actors to take advantage of gaps in enterprise security."

Q1 2023 Google Cloud report reveals key cybersecurity threats and solutions.

A new University study has revealed that artificial intelligence can identify passwords by sound of keys being pressed with more than 90% accuracy.

Cloudflare has announced that IBM Cloud Internet Services, powered by Cloudflare, has expanded its offering to include Cloudflare Bot Management.

Akamai Technologies has announced the availability of API Security, a product designed to stop API attacks and detects business logic abuse inside APIs.

The solution leverages over 10 million trained users to identify, block and remove phishing email threats before entering users' inboxes.

The no-code offering is designed for organisations requiring fast market time or limited development resources.

A significant new revelation was the exposure of the long-running “Operation Triangulation” campaign involving the use of a previously unknown iOS malware platform.

Dragos and Macnica Corporation have signed an agency agreement to provide Dragos's OT cybersecurity solutions in Japan, and have announced official availability.

Trustwave has released comprehensive research shedding light on the distinctive cybersecurity risks encountered by the healthcare sector.

Huawei was recognized as a Gartner Peer Insights customer's choice for network firewalls for a third consecutive year.

"This attack pattern emphasises the importance for companies to implement a multi-layered cyber security strategy and to prioritise patching quickly when vulnerabilities are disclosed."

Trend Micro has unveiled the next generation of cybersecurity platform, setting a new standard for strengthening security posture and threat defence.

CyberArk’s report reveals how the tension between difficult economic conditions and the pace of technology innovation is impacting cybersecurity exposure. 

As part of these capabilities, Commvault has expanded its security ecosystem to include product integrations with Microsoft and CyberArk.

On the current cybersecurity landscape, Jason Magee, Chief Executive Officer of ConnectWise, comments, "We can't sit idly by or use the same methods of the past."