Nearly three-quarters of businesses were hit by ransomware in 2024: why the worst could still be coming | #ransomware | #cybercrime

Veeam study find budget increases for cybersecurity aren’t enough; businesses need smarter resilience strategies Ransomware payments are dropping, but attackers are shifting tactics faster than businesses can adapt Declining attack rates don’t mean ransomware is beaten New research has revealed the scale of recent ransomware evolvution, warning it remains a dominant threat to organizations worldwide. […]

Internet crime complaints rise, losses up 33 percent over last year | #cybercrime | #infosec

Dave Williams  |  Capitol Beat News Service Cybercrime is on the rise in Georgia and around the country. Georgia ranked 11th in internet-related complaints last year, up from 13th in 2023, according to the FBI’s newly released Internet Crime Report 2024. The potential losses of $420 million represented a 40% increase between 2023 and last […]

TCS unveils AI solutions for data sovereignty, cybersecurity | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

Homepage > News > Tech > TCS unveils AI solutions for data sovereignty, cybersecurity Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a prominent global provider of IT services, consulting, and business solutions, has unveiled a suite of three innovative offerings that harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to address data sovereignty concerns. These newly launched solutions include […]

Ransomware Protection Market Outlook, Trend Analysis, Current | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

Ransomware Protection Market The latest research study released by Coherent Market Insights on “Ransomware Protection Market 2025 Forecast to 2032″research provides accurate economic, global, and country-level predictions and analyses. It provides a comprehensive perspective of the competitive market as well as an in-depth supply chain analysis to assist businesses in identifying major changes in industry […]

Michigan school safety bills move forward | #schoolsaftey #kids #parents #children

Sign up for Chalkbeat Detroit’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system and Michigan education policy. A package of bills aimed at preventing violence in Michigan schools passed a legislative hurdle Wednesday– days after the three-year anniversary of the Oxford High School shooting in which four students were killed. The […]

Kent Police warns parents after arrest of online predator targeting teenager | #childpredator | #onlinepredator | #sextrafficing

A 35-year-old man from Seattle was arrested on felony charges of communicating with a minor for immoral purposes after a Kent Police Department (KPD) investigation found evidence of the suspect sending sexually explicit messages to the victim. Kent Police found that the child met the suspect while trick or treating earlier this year. According to […]

Top 10 Ransomware Targets by Industry | #ransomware | #cybercrime

More than half of all organizations — 59% — suffered a ransomware incident between January 2023 and February 2024, according to a global survey by cybersecurity vendor Sophos. The hardest hit included organizations from the following sectors: central and federal government; healthcare; energy, oil and utilities; and higher education. Consistent with the so-called big-game […]

Cybercrime and scams cost Mainers $31 million in 2024, FBI Says | #cybercrime | #infosec

PORTLAND (WGME) — Mainers lost more than $31 million to internet-enabled scams last year, according to a newly released report from the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). That’s a 65% increase compared to 2023, when data show Mainers lost nearly $19 million. The average loss per Mainer reporting a cybercrime was around $14,725—below the […]

‘Dangerous predator’ caught in online sting | #childpredator | #onlinepredator | #sextrafficing

A “dangerous predator” who plotted to sexually abuse a five-year-old girl has been jailed. Jared Lamb, 46, sent explicit messages about how he intended to abuse the child and a series of indecent images to undercover officers posing as the girl’s father, South Yorkshire Police said. He was arrested when he travelled to Sheffield after […]

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