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Cisco finds that cryptomining malware affected 69% of customers in 2020

Among the DNS activity findings: users in 70 percent of organizations got malicious browser ads. Furthermore, 51 percent of organizations encountered ransomware-related activity. Another 48 percent found information-stealing malware activity.

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TrickBot appears as UAE’s top malware threat

Trickbot ranks as the most popular malware with a UAE-wide impact of 7%, closely followed by Emotet and Hiddad impacting of 6% of organizations each.

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Beware of these 7 ways in which malware can infest your device

To help you combat these threats, we look at some of the most common methods and tactics used to tricking netizens into downloading malware and compromising their data and security.

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Building a human firewall to address insider threats

Whether they know it or not, employees can pose a significant risk to the security of enterprise networks and the data they hold. Considering that 68% of organizations feel moderate to extremely vulnerable to insider attacks, as noted in a recent study, it’s clear just how significant this issue is.

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New tool helps companies assess why employees click on phishing emails

Phishing is an unsolicited email or any other form of electronic communication where cybercriminals impersonate a trusted organization and attempt to pilfer your data. Information such as access credentials can be then abused for further attacks or sold on the dark web and used to commit fraud or identity theft.