2024 saw the highest-ever amount of ransomware attacks, according to a new report from NCC Group. There were 5,263 observed ransomware incidents last year, with the LockBit gang accounting for ten percent (526) of these attacks. RansomHub was the second most active group, accounting for 501 attacks. Notably, the industrial sector was the most commonly targeted, accounting for 27% of ransomware attacks in 2024 (a 15% increase from 2023).

You lock the doors to your office. You secure your systems with firewalls and antivirus software. You’ve got two-factor authentication for everything. But here’s the hard truth: the biggest threat to your organization might already be inside the building—or logged into your network. The stats don’t lie. Insider threats have been steadily climbing, with 76% of organizations experiencing attacks in 2024, up from 66% just five years ago . And these aren’t just minor issues.

Tanium Confidence Score aggregates real-time global insights to provide context on the safety and reliability of the actions and changes you plan to implement in your environment. This post describes a number of foundational capabilities of Tanium Autonomous Endpoint Management. Check out this Tanium AEM overview for a high-level explanation of capabilities and benefits.

Know how security assertion markup language, SAML works to exchange authentication and authorization data in web domain security in XML format.

This past month, the Vanta team launched new features to help you: ‍

Is your team struggling to manage work apps on personal Android devices? Switching between emails, work chats, and personal messages can be frustrating and time-consuming. Fortunately, Android offers a solution called “Work Profile” that keeps business apps separate from personal ones—boosting productivity while maintaining security.

Industrial control systems (ICS) and SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) environments were never designed to be exposed to the internet. Yet, as manufacturing enterprises embrace digital transformation, they find themselves in a challenging position—balancing operational efficiency with cybersecurity risk.

he cloud's come a long way, baby. Remember when it was just a buzzword tossed around in boardrooms? Now, it's the engine powering our digital world. But this rapid evolution has left many cloud network security managers grappling with a new reality – and a bit of an identity crisis. Feeling the heat? You're not alone. The demands on cloud security professionals are skyrocketing.

In early December 2024, the UK's National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) released its eighth Annual Review. While the report's primary focus is to recap the NCSC's activities over the past year, it also offers invaluable insights into how the UK thinks about and plans to act on cybersecurity. In this article, we'll look at a few of its key takeaways.

QR codes have revolutionized digital interactions, offering quick access to websites and services and adding a layer of security to many apps. These quick and seemingly innocent codes are everywhere — however, their widespread use has made them a prime target for scammers. The corruption QR codes leaves everyone vulnerable. However, there are simple methods to protect against this threat.