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Report shows threat actor evolution during pandemic

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McAfee has released its McAfee COVID-19 Threat Report: July 2020 examining cybercriminal activity related to COVID-19 and the evolution of cyber threats in Q1 2020.

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Security mistakes with repercussions

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New research from email security firm Tessian reveals why people make mistakes, how blurred lines between work and home contribute, and the factors that influence cybersecurity behaviours.

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Cyber criminals continue to morph their tactics

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The SonicWall Capture Labs threat research team has published the mid-year update to the 2020 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report, highlighting increases in ransomware, opportunistic use of COVID-19 pandemic, systemic weaknesses and growing reliance on Microsoft Office files by cybercriminals.

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Businesses anticipate cyber attack increase

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Phishing attacks are regarded as the greatest cyber threat.

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Cybersecurity overconfidence leaves businesses at risk of bot attacks

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Research from Netacea reveals businesses don’t understand up to half of the traffic on their sites.

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Security professionals suffer from overwork and burnout

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Overwork and burnout are very real issues for the IT security industry in 2020, according to the Chartered Institute of Information Security (CIISec)’s The Security Profession 2019/2020 report. In the survey of 445 IT security professionals, 54 percent of respondents had either left a job due to overwork or burnout, or have worked with someone who has. This could be down to a lack of funding and human resources.

Be security “centred” to fight attackers

By Sean Newman, Security Strategist for Sourcefire, now part of Cisco.

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