With the popularity of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) skyrocketing in 2021, Chainalysis tracked at least USD 44.2 billion in cryptocurrency sent to NFT-related smart contracts last year, up from USD 106 million in 2020.

ESET has announced a refresh of its business product line to assist organizations of all sizes in preventing cybercriminals from wreaking havoc on their networks.

Running and growing a business is hard work even in good times, but times of crisis bring a fresh crop of challenges. And as our reliance on technology for so many aspects of our lives increases, so does the realization that global or even regional crises and emergencies will ultimately have ramifications in the digital realm. Two years ago, many lives and livelihoods were suddenly left hanging in the balance with nary a warning.

The report details how the second half of 2021 established high-powered botnet armies and rebalanced the scales between volumetric and direct-path (non-spoofed) attacks.

Speaking ahead of this year’s GISEC, Candid Wuest, Acronis VP, Cyber Protection, said that the UAE had come under sharp focus this month over increased cases of malware.