Purple Fox is malware that was first discovered in 2018 but has seen a recent rise in proliferation as hackers take advantage of a new attack method: weak passwords used over the SMB protocol. SMB (Server Message Block) is... Read More
Credential-based Attacks
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The Sectors Experiencing the Most Cyber-Attack Threats While Working from Home, Revealed
Which sectors are experiencing the largest number of cybercrime threats whilst working from home? To do this, we analysed 2,043 different businesses to find out which sectors are most “at risk.” Read More
The countries experiencing the most ‘significant’ cyber-attacks
Over the last decade, cyber security has rapidly become a concerning problem. Rightfully so, given how a cyber-attack can compromise an organisation’s key functions and processes within a matter of seconds, exposing sensitive data to opportunistic criminals. The impact... Read More
Impact and cost of ransomware attacks
Sophos, a global leader in cybersecurity, revealed in its survey “The State of Ransomware 2021” that the average total cost of recovery from a ransomware attack has more than doubled in a year, increasing from $761,106 in 2020 to... Read More
Remote workforce makes organizations more vulnerable to password attacks
With remote working exponentially growing as companies respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, password security has become more important than ever. Specops Software announced today the latest updates to password policy, a solution to continuously check if an account in... Read More
The European Countries Most at Risk of Cyber-Crime
The severity of cyber-breaches has become more and more intense in recent years; as a result, security experts at Specops Software sought to find out which (Western) European countries are the most cyber-insecure for citizens. To find out, Specops... Read More
How to stop different types of password attacks
What makes users and organizations vulnerable to password attacks? In this blog, you will find the most common password attacks along with recommendations that can strengthen password security. Read More
What is a password dictionary attack and how do password dictionary attacks exploit weak passwords
A password dictionary attack is a brute-force hacking method used to break into a password-protected computer or server by systematically entering every word in a dictionary as a password. Read More
O365 attacks continue exploiting your weakest link
With more than 120 million active users, Office (O365) is a frontrunner in the cloud service popularity contest. Consequently, its users are equally popular with hackers. For IT pros, storing data in the cloud means a bigger attack surface,... Read More
Are my computers patched against Meltdown and Spectre?
Following the discovery of the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities, we have had a number of enquiries from customers about tools that can identify affected machines in their environment. Microsoft has prepared a PowerShell script that can run on individual... Read More