New ransomware groups such as RansomedVC are also responsible for the increase. However, LockBit and Clop continue to be among the major players.
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Achtung Baustelle
Kapsch TrafficCom liefert der deutschen Autobahn GmbH ein cloud-gestütztes Warnsystem für das Baustellenmanagement.
Budgets for Cyber Security On the Rise
PwC study: seven out of ten companies plan to deploy GenAI tools for cyber defense in the next twelve months.
Ransomware Protection: Focus on Context and Users
Christoph Buschbeck from VMware explains how companies protect their networks and data in a multi-cloud world.
Airport 2030: How AI will Change Airports and Flying
Staff shortages, climate change or digitalization - aviation is struggling with a wide range of problems.
Österreichische CSOs halten sich mit Investitionen zurück
Der britische Sicherheitsdienstleister G4S hat weltweit 1.775 Chief Security Officers (CSOs) befragt. In Österreich zeigt sich zwar ein hohes Problembewusstsein, jedoch auch eine niedrige Investitionsbereitschaft.
Gartner: One-third of Enterprises Use or Implement Tools for AI Application Security
Enterprises want to mitigate associated risks of generative AI (GenAI).
G Data Study: Security Risk Employees
Companies usually limit training and education to IT employees. One consequence, according to G Data, is insufficient security awareness among many employees.
TikTok, WhatsApp, Metaverse: Ugh. ChatGPT: Yay.
Gigamon study shows that companies are sceptical about some tools in terms of security - but not about the AI chatbot ChatGPT.
Xplain-Angriff zieht immer weitere Kreise
Im Juni wurden hochsensible Daten aus der Bundesverwaltung im Darknet angeboten. Eine unabhängige Kanzlei soll nun herausfinden, wie es dazu kommen konnte.
Betrugsanrufe mit eigener Telefonnummer nehmen massiv zu
Telekomregulierer RTR verzeichnet gut 3.000 Beschwerden seit Anfang Juli. Dunkelziffer des Rufnummernmissbrauchs liegt wohl weit höher.
AI Deployment for Cyber Security and PAM
Marcelo Pinto from Senhasegura describes in an interview how generative AI can be used to protect IT environments.
Fighting AI-powered Cyber Attacks with AI
Those with bad intentions can develop and circulate malware themselves and wreak havoc, warns guest author René Claus of Arcserve.
SOC: Good Buy, Beats Bad Build
Building an internal security operations centre is neither easy nor cheap. However, an external SOC also brings challenges, says Jochen Koehler of Ontinue.
Protecting Connected Devices with Zero Trust Technology
In terms of data access, IoT devices pose an enormous security risk.
Stolen Master Key
Microsoft is not living up to its key role as a hyperscaler, says Holger Dyroff of ownCloud.
IBM: Data Leaks Cost Companies an Average of 4.3 Million Euros
Those who rely more on AI and automation shorten the life cycles of leaks by 81 days and reduce the follow-up costs per incident by 1.76 million euros.
Alarming Increase in Data Breach Costs
Average cost of a data breach reaches all-time high of $4.45 million, warns guest author Martin J. Krämer of KnowBe4.
SOC Teams in Permanent Fear
Vectra study shows: Almost all SOC analysts fear missing relevant security events.
Does AI Distinguish Between Good and Bad?
Marco Eggerling from Check Point says that AI should be taught a kind of ethics catalogue right from the start so that it adheres to certain rules on its own.
More Cyber Defence Through Security Awareness
Benchmarking Report by KnowBe4 shows: European organisations need to increase cyber defences.
Hacker Attacks on Media Companies
Why newspapers are affected and what they should do to protect themselves is explained by Rehan Khan of Rabb IT Solutions.
Blind Spots in the Hybrid Cloud
Large gap between perception and reality of cyber security. 93 percent of respondents expect rise in attacks on cloud security.
True End-to-End Encryption for Video Conferencing
Valentin Boussin of Tixeo explains why highly secure videoconferencing can mitigate one aspect of the threat of hacking.
Two-Factor Authentication: Rumors of its End are Hasty
Countering 2FA circumvention attempts requires strengthening it with additional measures, says guest author Sébastien Viou of Stormshield.
Anfragen an Schatten-APIs haben sich verneunfacht
Laut einer Analyse von Cequence Security gehören Programmierschnittstellen zu den absoluten Top-Zielen für Angriffe aus dem Internet.
Interview: CISOs And The Human Factor
The role and responsibilities of CISOs are changing, but is the direction right? We asked Tyler Baker of Bitdefender.
Trend Micro and Qualys Strengthen Security in Hybrid Environments
Managing vulnerabilities is critical for any company.
Phishing Trends: It’s No Longer About Malware
The modalities and targets of cyberattackers has changed, warns guest author Lance Spitzner of the SANS Institute.
Attack On Smart TVs
Threats in the smart home are due to weak security mechanisms of IoT hardware.