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The State of Security in 2024

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

In August 2024, we asked our customers to tell us about security: their role in security, their certifications, their concerns, and what their companies are doing to address those concerns. are concerned about spyware, 7.6% We had 1,322 complete responses, of which 419 (32%—roughly one-third) are members of a security team. Only 10.0%

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How to Build a Mobile-First Security Strategy

Ivanti

Kern Smith, vice president of global sales engineering for Zimperium, painted a clear picture of the emerging threats from mobile devices — as well as five clear principles of a mobile-first security strategy to mitigate those threats — at Ivanti Solutions Summit 2024 in Dallas in April.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Schools Suffer Heavy Downtime Losses Due To Ransomware, as Banks Grapple with AI Challenges

Tenable

Source: Comparitech, August 2024) Highlights from the research include: In 2023, the average downtime suffered by an educational institution due to ransomware was 12.6 The 491 ransomware attacks analyzed between 2018 and 2024 affected about 8,000 schools and colleges The average ransom demanded was $1.4

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: NIST’s Cybersecurity Framework Gets Major Update, as Advisories on APT29 and ALPHV Blackcat Get Rolled Out

Tenable

64 respondents polled by Tenable, February 2024) (67 respondents polled by Tenable, February 2024) (76 respondents polled by Tenable, February 2024) Want to learn about the nuances of identity risk management across multi-cloud and on-prem environments? updates guidance on ALPHV Blackcat, warns healthcare orgs The U.S.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: U.K. NCSC’s Best Cyber Advice on AI Security, the Quantum Threat, API Risks, Mobile Malware and More

Tenable

The indiscriminate way this spyware is spread online also means there is a risk that infections could spread beyond intended victims, reads the NCSC advisory. Attackers are targeting supporters of various China-related movements with the BadBazaar and Moonshine spyware variants.

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Your Phone is the New Target: Mobile Malware Trends in 2025

Perficient

Global Surge in Mobile Malware Attacks The Zscaler ThreatLabz 2024 Mobile, IoT, and OT Threat Report analyzed over 20 billion mobile threat transactions between June 2023 and May 2024. The findings reveal a 29% increase in banking malware attacks and a staggering 111% rise in mobile spyware incidents.

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Your Phone is the New Target: Mobile Malware Trends in 2025

Perficient

Global Surge in Mobile Malware Attacks The Zscaler ThreatLabz 2024 Mobile, IoT, and OT Threat Report analyzed over 20 billion mobile threat transactions between June 2023 and May 2024. The findings reveal a 29% increase in banking malware attacks and a staggering 111% rise in mobile spyware incidents.

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