Cybersecurity has become an issue of concern in recent years. Every day thousands of attacks are launched on companies and organizations that cannot always be stopped via phishing prevention measures. Here’s a list of the major attacks that took place this week:
In past years, the frequency of successful cyber attacks has increased significantly. As such, it isn’t surprising that every day countless institutions get targeted by the adversaries. Here are the top cyber headlines from the previous week that might compel you to reconsider your phishing prevention measures.
The struggle to prevent phishing attacks is constant, but here are the top headlines from cybersecurity that shall brief you about the significant events from the past week:
With 1.5 million new phishing sites coming up every day, phishing prevention is not an objective that is going to be a success anytime soon. Besides, the war against cybercriminals is not just about phishing. The adversaries launch various destructive cyber attacks each day, and there is no escape from these. You might be the next target of the attackers, and therefore exhibiting preparedness is very important. Here we have a compilation of the top news headlines from the past week in cybersecurity that shall help you enhance your knowledge on the subject:
More than half of the emails you receive in a day are spam emails. The majority of the data breaches are channeled through phishing attacks. The frequency of cybercrimes is increasing, and they have become all the more sophisticated. Ensuring cyber protection has never been more challenging than in the present, and the worst part is that this isn’t the end! As we try to establish protection against phishing, let us look at some of the major attacks that took place in the past week, so that we can better analyze current trends of cyberattacks.
The war between attackers and phishing prevention services is a perennial one. None of the parties ever seem to be willing to settle for less, and hence the cyber-world is full of dynamism and vibrancy. Another week has passed, and with that, we have a hundred updates added to the list of activities in the cyber world. But to save you the hard work, here we have compiled the top headlines from the world of digital security.
It seldom happens that the dynamic world around us witnesses a day without any activities. Particularly, in the world of cybersecurity, it is almost impossible for nothing significant to happen in a day. But how to keep abreast of all these anti-phishing solutions we must adopt against adversaries on a daily basis? As mind-boggling as this might seem, we are here to simplify things for you. The following is a list of the latest headlines from the world of cybersecurity, handpicked by our team to fit your interests.
The cyber-world is the epitome of vibrancy and change. Some new technological advancement or out of the box hacking scheme always makes it to the headlines. Just when we think that innovations are at the pinnacle of uniqueness, there appears another critically thought and unique technological development. Keeping abreast of these many updates isn’t humanly possible, and yet it is essential. Awareness of the technological boons and the progress of the cyberbullies are extremely important, not just for your general knowledge but also to utilize the knowledge in case you happen to be a victim of a cyber attack someday. To help a cyber geek update his knowledge on the most recent news bulletins from cybersecurity by absorbing the underlying phishing prevention tips, here are the top security news headlines from this past week:
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