Malware protagonists diversifying tools as incidents surge
New research has revealed a 70 percent increase in new malware incidents, equivalent to 26 cyberattacks per minute, highlighting a diversification of tools and attacks by threat actors and as they target high-stakes or financially lucrative industries. “Malicious actors are working harder than ever to expand their range and volume of cyberattacks,” said Ismael […]
Two-thirds of British manufacturers believe their environment is too difficult to defend from cyber attacks
Blackberry’s Manufacturing Cybersecurity Study has delivered a stark warning that outdated and unsupported legacy operational technologies (OT) are exposing substantial vulnerabilities for UK manufacturers facing escalating threats from nation-state attacks. The survey of 250 manufacturing IT decision makers across the UK revealed that while many (35%) anticipate an elevated risk of cyberattack in 2023, three-quarters […]
42% of manufacturing firms attacked in last 12 months
Nearly half of Britain’s manufacturers (42%) have been a victim of cyber-crime over the last 12 months according to new research, Cyber Security: UK manufacturing, published by manufacturers’ organisation Make UK and Blackberry. Over a quarter of respondents (26%) reported substantial financial loss as the result of an attack, with losses ranging from £50,000 to […]
Exotic programming languages making malware increasingly tough to spot
For defenders to maintain a competitive advantage over attackers, it’s important to recognize emerging trends by threat actors. One such trend BlackBerry has observed in 2021 is the practice by malware authors of leveraging new and uncommon programming languages to evade detection and hinder analysis. Malware authors have a reputation for being slow to change […]
