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Companies exploited by high-risk vulnerabilities, new research shows

Wed, 4th Nov 2020
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84% of companies have high-risk vulnerabilities on their network perimeter, with half of them fixable through software updates, says Positive Technologies.
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Hackers difficult to distinguish from legitimate users - study

Fri, 21st Aug 2020
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Almost half of all actions by attackers are identical to the usual activities of users and admins, a new report has found.
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Banks failing customers when it comes to mobile app security

Thu, 18th Jun 2020
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Half of mobile banking apps vulnerable to theft of funds due to flaws, with none having an acceptable level of security, says Positive Technologies.
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Dark web packed with offers to hack corporate networks

Thu, 21st May 2020
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Access to corporate networks on the dark web has surged by 69% in Q1 2020, putting remote working businesses at high risk, according to Positive Technologies.
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Cisco ASA firewall users urged to patch systems now

Mon, 11th May 2020
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Since early January 2020, the number of internet-accessible Cisco ASA devices considered vulnerable has jumped from 170,000 to 220,000.
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Data is more valuable to cyber attackers than cash - report

Fri, 3rd Apr 2020
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A Positive Technologies report reveals data theft now surpasses cash as the main goal for cyber attackers, reflecting a 20-point annual rise.
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Unfixable vulnerability found in Intel chipsets 'impossible' to detect

Mon, 9th Mar 2020
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Positive Technologies says it is ‘impossible’ to detect this kind of key breach, and no firmware updates can fix the vulnerability.
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2G and 3G networks are 'open doors' for cyber attacks

Wed, 19th Feb 2020
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Security researchers have warned about SS7 for decades, however, the vulnerabilities have become more severe in recent years.
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15,000 companies still critically vulnerable from Citrix security flaws - report

Fri, 7th Feb 2020
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More than a month after a critical Citrix software flaw endangered 80,000 firms globally, new data reveals 15,000 companies remain at high risk.
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Citrix flaw puts 80,000 companies at risk

Thu, 26th Dec 2019
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A critical Citrix flaw uncovered by Positive Technologies puts 80,000 companies at risk of remote attacks, threatening local networks in 158 countries.
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Cyberattacks becoming increasingly targeted in nature, research finds

Thu, 5th Dec 2019
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The number of unique cyber incidents have increase for third quarter of 2019, according to a new report on the cybersecurity threatscape.
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Financial institutions' websites most frequently attacked – report

Tue, 2nd Jul 2019
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New report by Positive Technologies exposes top threats to web apps, with data theft as the prime attack vector.
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Cryptolocker malware and ransomware threats on the rise

Wed, 19th Jun 2019
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Cryptolocker malware and ransomware is increasing at a rapid rate, with these threats rising 167% over the previous quarter.
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Industrial control component vulnerabilities up 30%

Thu, 18th Apr 2019
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Positive Technologies says exploitation of these vulnerabilities could disturb operations by disrupting command transfer between components.