Between mid-2023 and mid-2024, an average of 309,000 new malware variants were identified daily.
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Cyber Attacks on Connected Cars
'In the future, customers' trust in car brands will be measured by how they handle cybersecurity and prevent external attacks,' says Professor Stefan Bratzel from CAM.
A Lack of AI Regulation
A Kaspersky study of C-level decision-makers shows that only 22% are considering internal company rules on the use of AI.
Cyber Insurance is About to Become Standard
Study: More than half of DACH companies now have a policy. Total cost of cyber insurance is rising.
Cyber Attacks are Causing More and More Damage to Companies
KPMG study: phishing, attacks on cloud services and attacks via data leaks are the most common crimes.
Self-Attack is the Best Defense
Autonomous pentests from the cloud can be used to identify vulnerabilities.
Rapid API Growth Increases Cyber Security Risks
Decision-makers see APIs as a Trojan horse for cyber attacks, but most are not investing in the right security applications.
AI Massively Increases the Volume of Cyberattacks
Cybersecurity expert Oded Vanunu from Check Point warns about the number of attacks rather than the quality of cyberattacks by AI.
Ransomware: To Pay or Not to Pay?
Should companies negotiate with ransomware attackers and pay the ransom demanded?
Fraudulent Voice Cloning of Celebrities
A recent study by Bitdefender Labs documents the sharp increase in AI-produced video deepfakes.
More Complex Vulnerabilities due to Generative AI
Large language models (LLM) are finding their way into more and more IT products. From Kaspersky's perspective, this means that the size of the attack surface is increasing significantly.
Keep Your Inbox “Clean”
Cyber security starts small, for example by tidying up your inbox, recommends Adam Marrè from Arctic Wolf.
Every Second Person Considers Shock Calls with AI a Real Danger
Data theft and fraud are the most common crimes on the internet. According to a dark field study that the BSI has now presented together with the police.
Laziness is the Strategy of Cyber Criminals
Cybercriminals are greedy for profit, looking for the least resistance, says Chester Wisniewski of Sophos.
Cyber Marketplaces for Attackers
Attackers are teasing would-be cyber criminals by deploying fake malware kits on code-sharing platforms like GitHub.
Majority of Companies Conceal IT Security Incidents
TÜV Association: 82 percent of German companies that have experienced an IT security incident in the past 12 months have kept it secret.
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-as-a-Service Floods the Market
Cybercrime is fast becoming a professional services-based industry, according to the WithSecure report.
Silicon Valley Bank: Are New Social Engineering Campaigns Looming?
What does the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank mean for cybersecurity? A commentary by Arctic Wolf's Ian McShane.
Cyber Deception – One of the Most Powerful IT Security Approaches
Cyber-Deception is one of the most effective and powerful approaches the computer security industry has perhaps ever seen.