Ransomware productivity shows signs of leveling off
According to a new report, ransomware productivity has shown signs of leveling off in 2024, however, the frequency of attacks and ransom payments collected remains higher in the first half of 2024 compared to the same periods in 2022 and 2023.
The report from WithSecure suggests law enforcement actions, notably the take down of the Lockbit ransomware group in February 2024, have played a critical role in disrupting major ransomware operations.
GenAI adoption surges amid concerns about security
Although enterprises are adopting GenAI in a big way, only five percent of the 1,000 cybersecurity experts responding to a new survey have confidence in the security measures protecting their GenAI applications even as 90 percent are actively using or exploring its use.
The research from Lakera shows attack methods specific to GenAI, or prompt attacks, are easily used by anyone to manipulate the applications, gain unauthorized access, steal confidential data and take unauthorized actions.
Real-time hybrid data access is key to AI success
A new report from data lakehouse company Starburst highlights the critical role of real-time hybrid data access and robust security in successful AI implementations.
Based on a survey of 300 IT professionals from diverse industries in the United States and Western Europe, carried out by TheCUBE Research, the report shows 90 percent of respondents believe their data management practices are either somewhat or very aligned with their AI innovation goals, highlighting the critical role of coherent data strategies.
The EU Digital Markets Act and what it means for business [Q&A]
The Digital Markets Act (DMA) is aimed at ensuring a higher degree of competition in European digital markets. It seeks to prevent big companies from abusing their market power and allow new players to enter the market.
We spoke to Chris Hewish, chief strategy officer at video games commerce company Xsolla, to discuss the implications the DMA has on game developers and publishers, particularly in the context of digital distribution platforms, app stores, and online marketplaces.
Ransomware attacks rise over 60 percent
In the last year, the US has experienced a dramatic 63 percent increase in ransomware attacks, with the UK seeing an even greater rise of 67 percent.
The latest State of Ransomware report from Malwarebytes shows the share of attacks carried out by gangs outside the top 15 increased from 25 percent to 31 percent, indicating that ransomware is becoming more accessible to a broader range of cybercriminals.
Accusoft uses IBM AI to automate document tagging
Document processing specialist Accusoft is releasing new Auto Tagging and Classification modules within its PrizmDoc secure document viewer.
The modules use the IBM watsonx data and AI platform with the IBM Granite foundation model to automate manual tagging and classification providing consistency and ensures documents are meticulously organized, easily searchable, and compliant with regulations.
Over half of enterprises suffer data breaches in non-production environments
A new study shows 91 percent of organizations are concerned about the expanded exposure footprint across non-production environments (including software development, testing, and data analytics).
Once a production dataset is copied many times over into non-production environments, more workers have access to it and the data is no longer subject to the same strict security controls.
72 percent of executives targeted by cyberattacks
Senior executives are prime targets for cybercriminals, with 72 percent of surveyed cybersecurity professionals in the US reporting that this group has been targeted by attacks in the past 18 months.
The study from GetApp also highlights the rising use of AI-generated deepfakes, which have been involved in 27 percent of the attacks.
Raspberry Pi 5 now offers less memory and a lower price
The Raspberry Pi 5 was first released almost a year ago, today the Raspberry Pi Foundation is unveiling a new 2GB version of the popular one-board computer.
The lowest-cost Raspberry Pi 5 has so far been the 4GB variant, priced at $60. The new 2GB Pi comes in at only $50 and is built on a cost-optimised D0 stepping of the BCM2712 application processor.
Combating information overload with different data sources [Q&A]
The majority of teams today are contending with too much data which means they struggle to generate meaningful insights from their information, and can become overwhelmed by the sheer volume.
We spoke to CallMiner CMO Eric Williamson who believes sourcing customer feedback from different sources might help solve the problem.
Enterprises need to update application security practices
Organizations urgently need to modernize their application security practices so that they can support growth and mitigate risks according to a new report.
Thew study from Legit Security and TechTarget's Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) finds nearly all organizations reporting difficulties in fixing vulnerabilities after applications are deployed, reinforcing the significance of incorporating security processes and tools in the build process.
The challenges of securing Active Directory [Q&A]
Microsoft Active Directory is used by a majority of the world’s organizations. But Cyberattacks and misconfigurations targeting AD have surged in recent years, leading to critical outages and data loss.
We spoke to Bob Bobel, CEO of Cayosoft, about how to address critical weaknesses in enterprise infrastructure associated with Microsoft Directory services.
DDoS attack activity soars in first half of 2024
In the first half of 2024, web DDoS attacks surged globally 265 percent compared to the second half of 2023, according to the latest threat analysis report from Radware.
Organizations in EMEA were the primary target of web DDoS attacks between January and June of 2024, being subject to more than 90 percent of the attacks.
Why automation isn't the answer to zero-day attacks [Q&A]
Last year saw almost 100 zero-day attacks, putting a strain on security teams and becoming known as the 'Hot Zero-Day Summer.'
In response to these attacks, the first instinct of many organizations has been to turn to automation. But Marc Rubbinaccio, manager, compliance at Secureframe, doesn't believe that this is the right approach. We spoke to him to find out more.
BSOD hits one in 200 devices daily
New analysis of system crashes shows that, without preventative IT in place, one in every 200 devices falls victim to the dreaded blue screen of death (BSOD) per day, even under 'good' operating conditions.
The research from Nexthink shows the recent CrowdStrike outage pushed the number as high as one in 10.
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Ian spent almost 20 years working with computers before he discovered that writing about them was easier than fixing them. Since then he's written for a number of computer magazines and is a former editor of PC Utilities. Follow him on Mastodon
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