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Cybersecurity Trends For 2024 With TransUnion, Forter, WatchGuard, Vouched, FIDO Alliance, Fusion

The Fintech Times

They predict that social engineering attacks will surpass ransomware in 2024 due to increased sophistication, AI tools and emerging techniques, leading organisations to bolster cybersecurity defences with AI, scenario testing and multi-factor authentication. Governments worldwide have stepped up pursuit and punishment of ransomware gangs.

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Businesses Urged Not To Pay Ransom To Cyberattackers

PYMNTS

Issues like phishing and the Business Email Compromise (BEC) are top concerns, yet ransomware cannot be ignored as a destructive force. In a survey of 1,700 managed service providers (MSPs) that work with a combined 100,000 SMBs, Datto found that 99 percent of respondents agree ransomware attacks will probably pick up this year and next.

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91.1% of Organisations Impacted by AI-Enhanced Phishing Attacks, Acronis Reports

The Fintech Times

The latest Acronis release, ‘ Cyberthreats Report, H2 2023: Alarming rise in cyberattacks, SMBs and MSPs in the crosshairs ‘, details how organisations experienced a 54 per cent increase in the number of attacks per organisation.

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Pragmatically Navigating New Technologies in The New Year

The Finance Weekly

Malware attacks, especially ransomware attacks, are on the rise. Research potential partners, including software providers, MSPs, consultants, and others, assessing their reputations, financial soundness, and track records. The following are a few practical considerations as waves of new technology continue coming our way.

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UAE Among Most Targeted Countries by Malware Attacks, Reveals Acronis

The Fintech Times

Email attacks on managed service providers (MSPs) also increased. Unsurprisingly, phishing was the preferred attack vector for attackers to breach MSP networks, with 33 per cent experiencing email phishing campaigns. per cent) of all emails received in H2 2024 were spam, with 1.4 per cent containing malware or phishing links.

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