IT Security Information

Which industries are most frequently affected by cyber attacks and what attack techniques are they exposed to? By analyzing around 1,000 domains with the largest email volume, the security experts at Hornetsecurity were able to identify the top 10 industries that were particularly targeted by cyber attacks via email in 2019. The energy sector turned out to be extremely threatened, as it is the number one target of attacks.

Nothing but the same old threat? Phishing campaigns always seem to proceed by the same principle: A link or attachment placed in an email redirects to a phishing website to retrieve specific data about the recipient. However, for some users, a certain process has now become established that is designed to expose the traditional phishing tactics. Now the Hornetsecurity Security Lab has discovered a phishing scheme that is designed to circumvent this method…

The Hornetsecurity Security Lab has recently noticed an increase in phishing emails sent on behalf of the WHO and the CDC. The cyber criminals take advantage of the current fear of the corona virus.

Microsoft is considered as the major driver of the cloud movement and has brought the world’s most used office suite into the cloud with Office 365. But users of the cloud service are more and more in the centre of cybercriminal activities. Most recently, Microsoft reported a 250 percent increase in targeted attacks on Office 365 accounts. The technology company integrated various security mechanisms to defend against malware and other threats. But are these really sufficient for comprehensive security?