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Fileless Attacks Designed to Disguise Malicious Activity up 265%

Trend Micro published its roundup report for the first half of 2019, revealing a surge in fileless attacks designed to disguise malicious activity. Detections of this threat alone were up 265% compared to the first half of 2018.

Cyberthreats Against Financial Services Up 56%

Financial organizations increasingly turn to online portals, social media, and mobile apps to better engage with customers. However, the same digital platforms' low cost and low barrier to entry make it easier for cybercriminals to exploit them and target a larger pool of financial victims.

IBM Announces Quantum Safe Encryption

IBM researchers have announced development of new "quantum safe" encryption techniques that they plan to deploy to the IBM Public Cloud in 2020. The techniques have also been prototyped as part of a quantum safe enterprise class tape system.

Cloud Storage Security Best Practices

Enterprises are moving to cloud-based environments at an ever-increasing pace. Cloud infrastructure offers many benefits, and it enables organizations different options and possible set-ups (public cloud, hybrid cloud etc.).

VMware Acquires Carbon Black

VMware and Carbon Black announced that the companies have entered into a definitive agreement by which VMware will acquire Carbon Black in an all cash transaction for $26 per share, representing an enterprise value of $2.1 billion.

Cyberthreats Against Financial Services Up 56%

Financial organizations increasingly turn to online portals, social media, and mobile apps to better engage with customers. However, the same digital platforms' low cost and low barrier to entry make it easier for cybercriminals to exploit them and target a larger pool of financial victims.

NS1 Collaborates with Salesforce on the Implementation of Multi-Signer DNSSEC

NS1, the leader in next generation DNS and application traffic management solutions, announced it collaborated with experts from Salesforce on the first implementation of multi-signer DNSSEC, which enables the cryptographic signing of DNS records across zones with multiple DNS platforms.

Most Interesting Trends on Cloud Service and Web Usage

Cloud services account for 85% of all enterprise web traffic, signaling a need for enterprises to adopt a holistic approach to securing the cloud and web, a Netskope Cloud Report reveals.

Capital One Breach Affects 100M US Citizens, 6M Canadians

Another massive data breach has struck the US financial sector: This time it's Capital One, which has officially confirmed a breach affecting about 100 million Americans and 6 million Canadians.

Phishing is a Billion-Dollar Global Industry, Consumers are the Main Target

Phishing is a growing pain point for individuals, businesses and CSPs, according to Allot.