New research conducted by the WatchGuard Threat Lab shows the emergence of the Mimikatz credential-stealing malware as a top threat and the growing popularity of brute force login attacks against web applications. The research also reveals that 50% of Government and military employee LinkedIn passwords,…
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Total malware attacks are up by 33% and cyber criminals are increasingly leveraging Microsoft Office documents to trick their victims and deliver malicious payloads. That’s according to the latest Internet Security Report from WatchGuard Technologies, which is based on global threat intelligence data from nearly…
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While the increasing number of publicly disclosed breaches and successful ransomware incidents is driving growth in cyber insurance, there’s a risk that this will encourage criminals to target companies with extortion insurance to demand increased payments. That’s the belief of researchers at WatchGuard Technologies. In…
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WatchGuard’s Internet Security Report pinpoints cyber criminals focused on credential theft
by Brian SimsCriminal tactics used to access user credentials are growing in prevalence and sophistication. That’s according to the findings of WatchGuard’s latest quarterly Internet Security Report, which explores computer and network security threats affecting SMBs and distributed enterprises. The findings also show that a record 47%…