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Chart showing top 10 most active precursor malware in 2021, with Emotet in the lead for 10 our of 12 months.

Threat Intelligence

Precursor Malware Is an Early Warning Sign for Ransomware Precursor Malware Is an Early Warning Sign for Ransomware

Ransomware typically relies on malware downloaders and other delivery mechanisms. Detecting and removing precursor malware improves the odds that a ransomware attack has been blocked.

Mar 29, 2022

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Pie chart showing majority of Android Trojan activity comes from downloaders

Threat Intelligence

Downloaders Currently the Most Prevalent Android Malware Downloaders Currently the Most Prevalent Android Malware

Mar 24, 2022

2 Min Read

Survey respondents say new security controls, training, and not knowing how to start are the biggest challenges to zero trust.

Threat Intelligence

Security Teams Struggle to Get Started With Zero Trust Security Teams Struggle to Get Started With Zero Trust

Mar 18, 2022

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A chart showing a sharp spike in the number of attacks targeting Log4j vulnerability and a steep decline.

Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

After a Busy December, Attacks on Log4j Vulnerability Dropped After a Busy December, Attacks on Log4j Vulnerability Dropped

Mar 4, 2022

2 Min Read

IT and security professionals are focusing on endpoint security because of increased threats and attacks.

Threat Intelligence

Security Teams Expect Attackers to Go After End Users First Security Teams Expect Attackers to Go After End Users First

Feb 17, 2022

2 Min Read

The Russian Market is the most active marketplace selling login credentials.

Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Bot Marketplaces as a Source of Future Data Breaches Bot Marketplaces as a Source of Future Data Breaches

byFahmida Y. Rashid, Managing Editor, Features, Dark Reading

Feb 10, 2022

3 Min Read

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Cyberattacks was the most common cause of data breaches in 2021, especially phishing and ransomware.

Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

The 3 Most Common Causes of Data Breaches in 2021

The 3 Most Common Causes of Data Breaches in 2021

Table of IT professionals' responses to cloud security questions, labeled as Cybersecurity Beliefs

Сloud Security

IT Pros May Use Cloud, But They Trust On-Prem More

IT Pros May Use Cloud, But They Trust On-Prem More

A bar graph of anticipated future breach sources, with end user negligence far highest, followed by targeted attacks

End Users Remain Organizations' Biggest Security Risk

End Users Remain Organizations' Biggest Security Risk

Managing complexity is the biggest information security challenge facing companies.

Сloud Security

Enterprises Worry About Increased Data Risk in Cloud

Enterprises Worry About Increased Data Risk in Cloud

Distribution of all CVEs and how they are distributed across Kenna risk scores.

How Risky Is the Log4J Vulnerability?

How Risky Is the Log4J Vulnerability?

ThousandEyes console showing the impact of the outage on Amazon Web Services.

Threat Intelligence

Ripple Effects Felt Across the Internet With AWS Outage

Ripple Effects Felt Across the Internet With AWS Outage

Chart showing types of security breaches in organizations in 2021 compared to 2020.

Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Phishing Remains the Most Common Cause of Data Breaches, Survey Says

Phishing Remains the Most Common Cause of Data Breaches, Survey Says

Bar chart showing top 6 security threats to enterprise data

Сloud Security

Suppliers, Cloud Providers Are Threats to Enterprise Data, Survey Says

Suppliers, Cloud Providers Are Threats to Enterprise Data, Survey Says

Chart showing daily volume of spam emails delivering SquirrelWaffle between Sept and Oct 2021.

Threat Intelligence

SquirrelWaffle Leverages Malspam to Deliver Qakbot, Cobalt Strike

SquirrelWaffle Leverages Malspam to Deliver Qakbot, Cobalt Strike

byEdmund Brumaghin

Mapping malicious activity frequently detected by Cisco Secure firewalls against MITRE's ATT&CK framework.

Threat Intelligence

5 MITRE ATT&CK Tactics Most Frequently Detected by Cisco Secure Firewalls

5 MITRE ATT&CK Tactics Most Frequently Detected by Cisco Secure Firewalls

IT and security leaders have many reasons why they feel their organization is more vulnerable to attack than a year ago.

Vulnerabilities & Threats

Defenders Worry Orgs Are More Vulnerable Than Last Year

Defenders Worry Orgs Are More Vulnerable Than Last Year

Security leaders were fairly optimistic about their organization's security capabilities.

Threat Intelligence

Enterprise Cybersecurity Strategies Are Getting More Attention

Enterprise Cybersecurity Strategies Are Getting More Attention

Chart showing changes in enterprise security strategy as a result of media coverage of security breaches over the past year.

Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

High-Profile Breaches Are Shifting Enterprise Security Strategy

High-Profile Breaches Are Shifting Enterprise Security Strategy

Chart displaying security incidents that pose the greatest potential threats to an organization's sensitive data.

Loss of Intellectual Property, Customer Data Pose Greatest Business Risks

Loss of Intellectual Property, Customer Data Pose Greatest Business Risks

Chart comparing responses from 2020 and 2021 on the greatest risks to application security

Application Security

Outsourced Software Poses Greater Risks to Enterprise Application Security

Outsourced Software Poses Greater Risks to Enterprise Application Security

Threat Intelligence

10 Threat Trends in DNS Security

10 Threat Trends in DNS Security

Reported Rates of Major Security Incidents by Market

Reported Rates of Major Security Incidents by Market

byGedeon Hombrebueno

More than half of defenders think cyber attacks will increase with the lifting of pandemic restrictions.

Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

With the End of the Pandemic in Sight, Enterprise Defenders Worry About a Surge in Cyberattacks

With the End of the Pandemic in Sight, Enterprise Defenders Worry About a Surge in Cyberattacks

Cisco Security analyzed the most commonly observed critical indicators of compromise on endpoints.

Endpoint Security

Critical-Severity IoCs Observed at the Endpoint

Critical-Severity IoCs Observed at the Endpoint

byGedeon Hombrebueno

DNS activity surrounding REvil/Sodinokibi

Threat Protection: The REvil Ransomware

Threat Protection: The REvil Ransomware

Two-thirds of enterprise defenders say ransomware is the biggest security threat in the post-pandemic period.

Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

After Ransomware, Enterprises Most Worried About Phishing Attacks Post-Pandemic

After Ransomware, Enterprises Most Worried About Phishing Attacks Post-Pandemic

More companies are looking at API security in 2021 than in 2020.

Enterprises Focus More on API Security on Heels of Increased Data Integration

Enterprises Focus More on API Security on Heels of Increased Data Integration

Chart of online attacks from Dark Reading's The State of Malware Threats

Phishing, Viruses Continue to Dominate the Malware Landscape

Phishing, Viruses Continue to Dominate the Malware Landscape

Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Enterprises Altering Their Supply Chain Defenses on Heels of Latest Breaches

Enterprises Altering Their Supply Chain Defenses on Heels of Latest Breaches

Chart: Strength in Numbers

Chart: Strength in Numbers

Сloud Security

Chart: Cloud Concerns

Chart: Cloud Concerns

Chart: Cybersecurity Now a Top Corporate Priority

Chart: Cybersecurity Now a Top Corporate Priority

Chart: Cyberthreats Follow Workers Home

Chart: Cyberthreats Follow Workers Home

Chart: Undisputed Increase in Paid Claims

Chart: Undisputed Increase in Paid Claims

Chart: The Pandemic Reprioritizes Security Projects

Chart: The Pandemic Reprioritizes Security Projects