TikTok’s Project Clover Evolves With PETs, Data Access Controls
The popular and controversial Chinese social media app TikTok is pushing forward with Project Clover, a €12 billion, 10-year initiative aimed at bolstering the protection of European user data ... Read More
Ransomware Threats, Led by FunkSec, Rise to New Heights
Ransomware attacks surged to a record high in December 2024, with 574 incidents reported, according to an NCC Group report. FunkSec, a newly identified group combining hacktivism and cybercrime, accounted for over 100 attacks (18% of the total), making it the most active group that month, ahead of Cl0p, Akira ... Read More
California Wildfires Spark Phishing Scams Exploiting Chaos
As Southern California continues to battle devastating wildfires, cybercriminals have seized the opportunity to exploit the chaos, targeting vulnerable individuals and organizations ... Read More
Security Concerns Complicate Multi-Cloud Adoption Strategies
While cloud adoption continues to drive digital transformation, the shift to the cloud introduces critical security challenges that organizations must address ... Read More
Cybersecurity Breaches Degrade Consumer Trust, but Apathy Rises
Most consumers are still unaware of their own role in cybersecurity incidents and continue to place primary blame on external bad actors ... Read More
Phishing Threats, GenAI Among Top Cybersecurity Risks in 2025
Organizations are facing escalating threats from phishing attacks, personal app usage and the widespread adoption of generative AI (GenAI) in workplaces. According to a Netskope report, phishing attacks surged in 2024, with enterprise employees clicking on phishing links at a rate nearly three times higher than in 2023. The study ... Read More
WordPress Plugin Exploited to Turn Legitimate Sites Into Phishing Traps
A WordPress plugin known as PhishWP, has been discovered on Russian cybercrime forums and is being exploited by cybercriminals to steal sensitive data from unsuspecting users.  ... Read More
SASE Market Hits $2.4 Billion, Top Vendors Tighten Market Share GripÂ
The global Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) market reached $2.4 billion in the third quarter of 2024, with six leading vendors — Zscaler, Cisco, Palo Alto Networks, Broadcom, Fortinet and Netskope — capturing a combined 72% market share. ... Read More
CISOs Look to Establish Additional Leadership Roles
According to an IANS survey of more than 800 CISOs, roles such as business information security officers (BISOs), chiefs of staff and heads for privacy, program management and data protection are among the top positions being considered to support cybersecurity efforts ... Read More
Zero-Day Exploits Surge in 2023, Cisco, Fortinet Vulnerabilities Targeted
A report from the Five Eyes cybersecurity alliance, released by the CISA, highlights the majority of the most exploited vulnerabilities last year were initially zero-day flaws, a significant increase compared to 2022 when less than half of the top vulnerabilities were zero-day exploits ... Read More
