cyberattacks – The TechBriefs

What’s behind the recent rise in identity-based attacks? [Q&A]

Cybercriminals are increasingly using sophisticated identity-based attacks (phishing, social engineering, leveraging compromised credentials) to gain access as trusted users and […]

European manufacturers face critical vulnerabilities

The manufacturing industry is the most targeted industry for cyberattacks and this has has now been the case for four […]

Why exposure validation is essential to cybersecurity resilience [Q&A]

Cybersecurity teams are often overwhelmed by an endless backlog of vulnerabilities, but not all of them are high risk. Traditional […]

56 percent of security incidents caused by lack of MFA

Valid account credentials — with no MFA in place to protect the organization should they bemisused — are still by […]

84 percent of attacks now use legitimate tools

New research from Bitdefender shows that 84 percent of high severity attacks are using Living off the Land (LOTL) techniques, […]

AI leads to a new phishing threat every 42 seconds

AI-powered phishing campaigns are bypassing traditional defenses as threat actors flood inboxes with polymorphic phishing, spoofed brands, and new malware […]

Cybersecurity readiness stays low as AI attacks increase

Only four percent of organizations worldwide have achieved the ‘mature’ level of readiness required to effectively withstand today’s cybersecurity threats, […]

Cybersecurity budgets increase but so do incidents

According to a new study, 79 percent of respondents say their organization is making changes to its cybersecurity budget. Of […]

Almost a quarter of HTML email attachments are malicious

When used legitimately, HTML attachments in emails enable organizations to share content, such as newsletters or invitations, that display properly […]

Email still the main channel for cyberattacks and disinformation

Malicious actors are increasingly exploiting email to impersonate brands, launch phishing campaigns, and spread false information — often using sophisticated […]