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Corporations Smacked With Double the Hacking Attacks as Employees Work From Home
Hacking activity against corporations in the United States and other countries more than doubled by some measures last month as digital thieves took advantage of security weakened by pandemic ...
North Korean Hackers, Eastern European Cyber Criminals Reportedly Teaming Up
North Korean state-backed hackers appear to be cooperating with Eastern European cybercriminals, a report said on Wednesday, a finding that suggests digital gangsters and state-backed spies are ...
Ransomware Attacks on Big Companies in France Are Rising
Large companies in France are increasingly the targets of cyber attackers who lock up data and demand a ransom, but often refrain from reporting the assaults for fear of hurting their image, ...
Lloyd’s Seeks Clarity Regarding Insurance Policies With Cyber Cover
Lloyd's of London wants all insurance and reinsurance policies to clearly state whether coverage will be provided for losses caused by a cyber attack, saying this was in the best interest of both ...
Cyber Attacks on Businesses and the Losses They Inflict Are Rising
Cyber attacks on businesses around the globe are on the rise, as well as the losses they inflict. Approximately 61 percent of firms dealt with a cyber attack over the last year, compared to 45 ...
In 2019, Cyber Threats Are Increasingly Targeted and Evolving Quickly
Cyber threats continue to evolve rapidly in 2019, and that means the battle to stop and protect against them needs to adapt just as quickly, according to Matt Cullina, CyberScout's Managing Director ...
EU Mulls Cyber Crimes Sanctions as China, Russia Activity Raises Concerns
The European Union is looking to get tough on cyber crimes. Technocrats representing the EU's 28 governments will meet in Brussels on Friday to discuss expanding the bloc's sanctions regime to punish ...
A New Way to Fight Cyber Attacks: Artificial Intelligence
Last year, Microsoft Corp.'s Azure security team detected suspicious activity in the cloud computing usage of a large retailer: One of the company's administrators, who usually logs on from New York, ...