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Threat actors move to smaller more persistent attacks

Threat actors are favoring smaller, persistent attacks under 100,000 requests per second according to a new report. This shift signals […]

Hackers weaponize GenAI to boost cyberattacks

Adversaries are weaponizing GenAI to scale operations and accelerate cyberattacks — as well as increasingly targeting the autonomous AI agents […]

83 percent of credential stuffing campaigns target APIs

According to new research from Radware 83 percent of credential stuffing campaigns include explicit API-targeting techniques. The report shows a […]

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, […]